Explain why Latisha chose Jeremy as a spouse, according to evolutionary psychology?
What will be an ideal response?
Evolutionary psychology suggests that women choose spouses who will provide a good income. They are motivated by the need for help in raising children. The case notes that Jeremy has a steady and reliable income as a store manager and that Latisha considers this in her decision to have children.
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A. stimulant; depressant B. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; headache C. depression; headache D. analgesic; amphetamine
Adaptation level is reached when a. competence exceeds an environmental press
b. environmental press exceeds competence. c. the environmental press makes no demands on competence but competence still exists. d. the environmental press is at the average state for a given level of competence.
Ayse and Ali are discussing the causes of the high rate of depression among women. Ali points out how early childhood environment affects women's depression when they encounter stress later in life. On the other hand, Ayse thinks that higher rates of depression among women are solely due to oppression of women in a male-dominated society. Ali seems to adopt a ____ approach, whereas Ayse seems to
adopt a ____ approach to causes of depression. a. ?biological; psychological b. ?diathesis-stress; psychological c. ?sociocultural; psychological d. ?diathesis-stress; sociocultural
Eric Kandel found that learning altered the amount of
a. engrams created with the snail's nerve cells. b. blood flow to different subcortex areas. c. decay that took place within the snail's nerve cells. d. transmitter chemicals released by the snail's nerve cells.