Which of the following is FALSE regarding proximate and ultimate explanations of social behavior?
A) Proximate explanations focus on immediate causes.
B) Proximate and ultimate explanations are incompatible alternatives to one another.
C) Ultimate explanations focus on distal causes.
D) Proximate questions are narrower in focus.
Answer: B
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A) ?A large standard error and a large alpha level
B) ?A large standard error and a small alpha level
C) ?A small standard error and a large alpha level
D) ?A small standard error and a small alpha level