A Researcher at a University in Nevada Claims to Have

question 125

Multiple Choice

A researcher at a university in Nevada claims to have discovered that humans have a "gambling instinct." Another researcher in Hawaii claims humans have found a "surfing instinct." What is wrong with these claims?

• A) Instead of explaining behaviors,they are naming them.
• B) Gambling and surfing are not learned behaviors.
• C) They are instincts in men but not in women.
• D) There is no incentive in gambling and surfing.

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