Evolutionary Psychology Would Be Most Likely to Support Which Piece

question 119

Multiple Choice

Evolutionary psychology would be most likely to support which piece of advice to pregnant women?

• A)Provide fetuses with as much extra stimulation as possible while they are still in the womb: play loud music, shine bright lights, and eat particularly spicy foods.
• B)Provide fetuses with as little stimulation as possible while they are in the womb by remaining in quiet, dark places and avoiding strongly flavored foods.
• C)Allow a natural level of stimulation to fetuses while they are in womb: do not bombard the fetus with extra stimulation but also do not overly restrict
• stimulation.
• D)Do everything possible to deliver the baby several weeks early so that the infant can get a head start on the stimuli typical of contemporary human culture.

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Definitions:

Classically Conditioned

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process of diminishing a conditioned response by repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through classical conditioning.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a procedure or consequence that strengthens behavior or increases the likelihood of its recurrence.