Support for Innate Evolved Mechanisms Is Illustrated by the Finding

question 162

Multiple Choice

Support for innate evolved mechanisms is illustrated by the finding that

• A)the specific language children learn depends on the language to which they are exposed
• B)infants are born with the ability to learn any language
• C)smiling is recognized as an expression of happiness only in some cultures
• D)infants develop a preference for certain human faces over time

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Definitions:

Nominal Data

Data categorized into discrete groups or categories that cannot be ranked or ordered.

Z-test

A technique in statistics for determining the distinction between the means of two large-sample populations with specified variances.

Chi-squared Test

A rephrased definition: A statistical test that measures the discrepancy between observed results and the results expected under a specific hypothesis, often used to assess goodness of fit or independence in categorical variables.

Chi-squared Method

A statistical test used to determine the level of significance of the observed association between categorical variables.