What advantage is gained by someone who "wins" sexual selection?
a. They obtain a viable mating partner.
b. They have a chance to out-reproduce their competitors.
c. They avoid missing out of a partner in the limited mating pool.
d. All of the above
D
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a. an interest in the way cognition and motivation interact. b. a focus the role of culture in shaping behavior. c. an integration of biological and social perspectives. d. a concern for the lack of ethical standards in research.
Which ethnic group in the U.S. has a higher average family income than all other ethnic groups?
A) Asian Americans B) Latinos C) non-Hispanic Caucasians D) African Americans
Telegraphic speech is speech that uses
A) single words to express an entire idea or sentence. B) only words that are essential to get the meaning across. C) narrow meanings of words. D) gestures, babbling, and protowords.
During a discussion, Dr. Mansfield argues that Asch's participants conformed to the confederates' responses because they wished to be correct about the lengths of the lines in the experiment. Dr. Roach counters that the participants conformed because they simply sought the confederates' approval. Dr. Mansfield is suggesting that Asch's conformity is an example of _____ social influence. Dr. Roach is suggesting instead that it reflects _____ social influence.
A) central; peripheral B) peripheral; central C) normative; informational D) informational; normative