According to proponents of behavioral ecology,
a. individuals act to enhance the survival of their species
b. infanticide is beneficial for the social group
c. individuals consciously behave in ways that ensure their fitness
d. behaviors have evolved through the operation of natural selection
e. Individuals choose certain environments based upon the likelihood of carrying out aggressive behavior
d
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The first jaws evolved from:
A. gill bars B. vertebral spines C. pectoral girdle D. none of these
Robin Dunbar has used brain size equations to estimate the size of an average early Homo social groups at about
A) 80 individuals B) 25 individuals C) 120 individuals D) 50 individuals E) 10 individuals
In a study assessing the effects of television on behavior, attitudes, and values, Kottak and a team of researchers found that
A. Brazilians watch telenovelas because they see in these programs the traditions of their culture vividly represented and valued. B. television exposure has a greater impact on behavior, attitudes, and values in the United States than in Brazil. C. people's ideas about proper family size are influenced as they see, day after day, nuclear families smaller than the traditional ones in their town. D. the claim that television exposure affects people's behavior, attitudes, and values is overstated. E. television exposure inevitably leads to a decrease in social interaction, regardless of the culture.
In "The Military Name Game," Boxer asserts that the original World War II purpose of naming military operations was to generate public approval for them
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.