Some people argue that aggression is innate rather than learned. Describe research evidence that genetics are not the whole story behind animal aggression

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Biologist Zing Yang Kuo (1961) found that kittens born to rat-killing mothers would not automatically attack and kill rats when they were reared with a rat. Not only did the kittens never attack the rats with whom they were raised, they didn't attack other rats, either.

Psychology

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Which of the following is an example of a combined recording system?

a. Recording antecedents, behaviors, and consequences. b. A reactivity rating scale. c. Recording antecedents and rating emotion. d. Recording the time and place of a behavior.

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Laura is 8 years old. Her performance on a series of tasks is equivalent to that of the average 10-year-old. Her intelligence quotient or IQ is

A. 80. B. 150. C. 110. D. 125.

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The social smile first appears between __________ of age.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology