Meghan, a middle-aged professional, works for the upliftment of the poor in her neighborhood. She feels their pain and provides them with a ray of hope as she understands how difficult it is to live without the basic necessities of life. According to evolutionary psychology, Meghan exhibits ________ in this scenario.
A. egoism
B. kin selection
C. empathy
D. reciprocity
Answer: C
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a. Indicate on a scale from 0 to 6 how much you want to accept this candidate for membership. b. 0 = reject; 1 = maybe accept; 2 = definitely accept c. 0 = reject; 1 = accept d. Indicate on a scale from 1 to 7 how much you want to accept this candidate for membership.
Research in which participants' brains were scanned with MRIs while doing a dissonance-producing task showed that when people encounter dissonance,
the ________ areas of the brain decrease in activity, and when dissonance is resolved, the ________ areas of the brain "light up." a. emotion; reasoning b. reasoning; memory c. memory; emotion d. reasoning; emotion
Which of the following statements about positive reinforcers is accurate?
A. They are used in negative reinforcement. B. They weaken behaviors that they follow. C. They strengthen behaviors that they follow. D. They strengthen behaviors that lead to their removal.