What Was the Prevailing Belief Prior to the Time of Lyell

question 26

Multiple Choice

What was the prevailing belief prior to the time of Lyell and Darwin?

• A)Earth is a few thousand years old,and populations are unchanging.
• B)Earth is a few thousand years old,and populations gradually change.
• C)Earth is millions of years old,and populations rapidly change.
• D)Earth is millions of years old,and populations are unchanging.

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Definitions:

Logical

Pertaining to the use of reason and systematic thinking to analyze and form judgments.

Seriation

The concrete operation that involves ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

Horizontal Décalage

The observation that within Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, some abilities do not appear simultaneously but develop sequentially over time.

Personal Fable

A concept in adolescent development where an individual believes that their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique and not understood by others.