The Variation Among Individuals, on Which Natural Selection Acts, Describes

question 35

Multiple Choice

The variation among individuals, on which natural selection acts, describes

• A) nutritional differences.
• B) genetic differences.
• C) random occurrences in the lifetimes of individuals.
• D) physical training and exercise.

Recognize the importance of family influence on educational aspirations compared to peer groups.

Know the concept of self-socialization and its impact on selecting socialization influences.

Analyze the rejection of the hidden curriculum by students from poor and racial minority families.

Understand that conflict between adolescents and parents is often temporary and influenced by external perceptions.

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Definitions:

Spillover Hypothesis

Hypothesis that there is a carryover of cognitive gains from work to leisure that explains the positive relationship between activities in the quality of intellectual functioning.

Moral Thought

The process of thinking about, and making judgments regarding, the rightness or wrongness of human actions.

Kohlberg

A theorist known for his work in the development of moral reasoning, proposing stages through which individuals progress as they mature.

Gilligan

A psychologist known for her work in gender differences in morality and ethical decision-making, challenging traditional theories by introducing a feminine perspective.