Consider This Statement: "Charles Darwin Hypothesized That Humans and Dogs

question 18

Multiple Choice

Consider this statement: "Charles Darwin hypothesized that humans and dogs have evolved similar emotional expressions on the face, as in human and canine displays of anger. He based this hypothesis on observations that anger expressions in humans involve a pulling back of the lips to reveal the teeth, similar to the way dogs show their canine teeth in aggressive displays." The presentation of _____ make(s) this a basic argument.

• A) animals
• B) a theory
• C) observations as evidence supporting the hypothesis
• D) an evolutionary theory about anger that has not been proven

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Definitions:

Aphasia

A disruption in the ability to understand or produce language.

Overextensions

A language development phenomenon where children apply a word in a broader context than is appropriate, showing their understanding of language categories.

Prelinguistic Vocalization

Sounds made by infants before they acquire spoken language, such as cooing or babbling, which are foundational to language development.

Surface Structure

The superficial grammatical construction of a sentence.