In which example(s) below are models being used to make predictions and plan for the future?
a. A policeman clocking the speed of a motorist with a radar gun.
b. Someone checks the weather forecast for the weekend.
c. An evolutionary biologist estimates fitness by measuring gene frequencies over time.
d. All of the above.
B
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A subordinate animal in a dominance hierarchy has limited access to food and mates. The most likely reason he
remains in a social group that dominates him is because ____.
a. he is exhibiting altruistic behavior b. his chances of survival and reproduction are better in the group than alone c. he expects to become dominant in the future d. he does not know that it would be an advantage for him to leave e. dominant group members will not allow him to leave