A central idea of functionalism is that ______
a. consciousness can be broken down into three elements C, c
b. individual differences are the basis of human behavior
c. consciousness is a continuous flow
d. thoughts must be studied by objective introspection
c
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Which scenario best illustrates the concept of genetic drift?
a. Twelve thousand years ago Native Americans traversed the Bering Strait to settle in the Americas, causing different genetic traits to be favored over others. b. The genetic mutation that causes sickle cell anemia also increases resistance to malaria, increasing the frequency of the diseased allele in the general population. c. The prevalence of depression is greater in populations where the serotonin transporter gene translocated to position q21 along chromosome 17. d. There is a higher than average rate of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome in the Amish community because the diseased allele was introduced by some of the original Amish settlers.
When people perceive themselves as being threatened, oxytocin ____
a. increases their attention to possible dangers b. decreases their attention to possible dangers c. calms them down d. helps them better analyze the situation
Which of the following are probably vestigial structures, which have no apparent function but may have had some function in our ancestors?
a. milk teeth c. molars b. wisdom teeth d. secondary teeth
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test does not measure
a. dominance and subordination. b. sensing and intuition. c. introversion and extroversion. d. thinking and feeling. e. judgment and perception.