Which type of explanation best describes how a structure or behavior develops?

a. physiological
b. ontogenetic
c. evolutionary
d. functional


b

Psychology

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What is the relationship between the emergence of cliques and crowds, and the cognitive abilities of teenagers?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

When we meet a person for the first time, we try to determine what kind of person he or she is using:

A. stereotypes. B. situational attribution. C. trait attribution. D. impression formation.

Psychology

Jamie had a stroke, and as a result, she lost her preoptic area of the hypothalamus. What would be the most significant change in her behavior?

a. She will be unable to tell if she is hungry. b. She will not stop eating even when full. c. She will not realize that she is getting frostbite after being in the cold too long. d. She will be unable to tell if she is thirsty.

Psychology