Research on Aggressiveness Has Shown That

question 257

Multiple Choice

Research on aggressiveness has shown that:

• A) men who depend on herding for survival tend to foster cooperative strategies.
• B) men develop a culture of honour when their livelihoods are based on agriculture.
• C) male aggression is more likely among cultures based on agriculture.
• D) male aggression results more from cultural factors than from biological ones.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to focus on information relevant to a belief and ignoring or downplaying information that is inconsistent with that belief.

Anchoring and Adjustment

A cognitive bias where individuals rely too heavily on an initial piece of information (the "anchor") when making decisions, with adjustments made too conservatively.

Representativeness

A cognitive heuristic where an individual judges the probability or frequency of an event by how much the event resembles the typical case.

Availability

The state of being able to be used or obtained; accessibility.