Which of the Following Is NOT a Valid Criticism of Early

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism of early instinct theories?

• A) arbitrary lists of instincts do not help us understand behaviors
• B) scientists do not agree on how many types of instincts exist
• C) behaviors are responses to both internal and external stimuli
• D) the idea that behavior may come from genetic programs

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability within a sample dataset.

Populations

A complete set of individuals, items, or data from which a statistical sample can be drawn for a study.

Chi-square Value

A statistic used to measure how expectations compare to actual observed data, often used in hypothesis testing.

One-tailed Test

A statistical test in which the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution, used when testing a directional hypothesis.