Which of the Following Is the Hypothesis an Evolutionary Psychologist

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the hypothesis an evolutionary psychologist is most likely to put forth?

• A) Humans dislike bitter food because it indicates that the flavoring is artificial.
• B) Humans are often scared of loud sirens because they are associated with the police.
• C) Humans are often scared of snakes because this trait protected our ancestors from deadly bites.
• D) Humans like sweet food because it is associated with special treats, like ice cream.

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Definitions:

Measures Central Tendency

Statistics that describe the center of a data distribution, including mean, median, and mode.

Mean

The average value of a series of numbers, found by taking the sum of the numbers and dividing this sum by the quantity of numbers in the series.

Median

In a sequence of numbers sorted from lowest to highest, the median represents the number that lies at the midpoint.

Mode

The commonly encountered value within a series of data.