Alfred Wallace

question 13

Multiple Choice

Alfred Wallace

• A)conducted extensive fieldwork in the Amazon River Basin.
• B)wrote letters to Darwin and Lyell about patterns in the geographic distribution of species.
• C)is known as the "father of biogeography."
• D)independently formulated a theory of natural selection.
• E)did all of these.

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Definitions:

Actor-observer Effect

A bias in attribution theory where people tend to attribute their own actions to situational factors but others' actions to personal traits.

Voluntary

An action taken out of free will or choice, without compulsion or obligation.

Coerced

The act of compelling or forcing someone to act in a certain way by use of pressure or threats.

Internal Attributions

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to personal aspects such as traits, abilities, or feelings.