What Might Early Theropods Have Used Feathers For

question 5

Multiple Choice

What might early theropods have used feathers for?

• A) to attract mates
• B) to protect their nests
• C) to fly
• D) a and b
• E) a, b, and c

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Definitions:

Context Effect

The effect on a cognitive process (e.g., perception) of the information surrounding the target object or event. Sometimes called expectation effect because the context is thought to set up certain expectations in the mind of the cognitive processor.

Phonemes

The smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

Meaningful Units

Segments of information that have been organized in a way that gives them significance or purpose, such as syllables within words or phrases within sentences.

Phonemes

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish words.