Which of the following assumptions can be used to frame an approach to human behavioral evolution?

A. It is possible to understand human behavior sans information transfer.
B. Niche construction is a core factor in human behavioral evolution.
C. Human behavioral evolution is primarily seen as a set of independent traits evolving.
D. It is impossible to modify natural selection pressures as they are occurring.


Answer: B

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Who proposed that hero myths resemble initiation rituals?

A) Joseph Campbell B) Edward Tylor C) Claude Lévi-Strauss D) Sigmund Freud

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Using Excel, the manager of Quick Breaks Coffees has estimated the daily demand function for its regular coffees; the results are shown in the table above. Using 95 percent confidence, the P-value for the slope coefficient on price suggests which of the following is true?



A) The true slope coefficient is less than the critical value.
B) The true slope coefficient exceeds the critical value.
C) The true slope coefficient is nonzero.
D) The true slope coefficient is zero.

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An important skill for the 21st century will be the ability to balance contradictory needs and demands rather than trying to eliminate them

a. True b. False

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