What is "practice play"? How might it be beneficial in an evolutionary sense?

What will be an ideal response?


A good answer will include the following key points:
• Practice play occurs among the young of many species who engage in behaviors that later will be used for serious purposes.
• For example, young kittens will stalk, pounce on, and fight with each other, behaviors that will later be used to obtain food and fight off predators.
• Human children at play are practicing their social, motor, and linguistic skills.
• Practice play teaches young animals important skills that will be needed for survival.

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a. ?slow-to-warm up b. ?difficult c. ?easy d. ?secure

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Which of the following is one of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

a. The somatic division b. The motor division c. The sensory division d. The sympathetic division

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The psychoanalytic personality part responsible for our sense of morality is/are the

A) both the id and the ego. B) id. C) superego. D) ego.

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According to the Social Readjustment Scale, a person who wins $50,000 in the lottery may experience increased stress

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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