Evolutionary psychology is basically an attempt to understand behavior through the lens of
Ans: Evolutionary theory.
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Anthony and Martina are the new parents of a new baby named Zoe and are wondering whether Zoe will attach to them. A developmental psychologist explains to them that if Zoe is a typical baby, she will a. attach to both Anthony and Martina
b. attach only to Martina. c. attach only to Anthony. d. not attach to either Anthony or Martina.
Which of the following did Riesen not see in his dark-reared cats?
a. hyperexcitability b. increased likelihood of convulsive disorders c. lethargy d. localized motor impairment
The results of the early experiments in which researchers attempted to teach language to chimpanzees
a. showed that chimps can be taught to communicate like humans. b. led to agreement that humans were cueing the chimps to make appropriate linguistic responses. c. determined that chimps could not acquire any linguistic abilities. d. led to controversy as to whether the chimps' linguistic abilities actually constituted meaningful language use.
Is having a gender variant identity more likely caused by nature- or nurture-related factors?
a) Nature. Gender variant disorder almost always reflects hormonal abnormalities. b) Nurture. Gender variant disorder almost always stems from abusive or pathological parenting. c) Gender variant disorder probably reflects an interaction between nature and nurture. d) Psychologists have not examined gender variant disorder enough to know.