Parent-Offspring Conflict Predicts That __________

question 3

Multiple Choice

Parent-offspring conflict predicts that __________.

• A) selection will favor adaptations in parents to manipulate children to accept greater levels of investment than they are willing to accept
• B) selection will favor adaptations in children to manipulate parents toward children's optimum level of investment
• C) parents will wean children later than children prefer
• D) parents will encourage competition between siblings as a means of sizing up where the parents' investment is best allocated

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning where the potency of certain actions is changed via positive reinforcement or negative punishment.

Prejudicial Stereotypes

Oversimplified and widely held beliefs about a particular group of people that are often negative and unfair.

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects, often without being noticed until it is too late.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to what is considered normal or socially acceptable in a given group or society.