The finding that growth of our ancestors’ neocortex is associated with living in increasing larger social groups is taken as support for the hypothesis that . . .
a. Humans need to belong to a social group
b. Statistical analysis of paleoanthropological data is valid
c. Neocortex growth is bidirectional
d. Personality evolved over time
a. Humans need to belong to a social group
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Investigators who challenge Kohlberg's theory and favor a pragmatic approach to morality believe that ________.
A. moral development involves the stages Kohlberg identified, but people do not progress through them in the order Kohlberg suggested B. the most morally mature individuals define morality in terms of abstract principles and values that apply to all societies C. everyday moral judgments, rather than being efforts to arrive at just solutions, are tools people use to achieve their goals D. Kohlberg's theory of moral understanding does not adequately represent the morality of girls and women.