You Are Given a Box of Bones Which Includes a Tall

question 14

Multiple Choice

You are given a box of bones which includes a tall narrow pelvis and a foot with non-aligned toes.Which statement would not be supported by these bones?

• A) The animal could brachiate.
• B) The animal was a hominoide.
• C) The animal was in suborder Arthopidea.
• D) The bones belonged to a knuckle walker.
• E) The bones belonged to a quadrupedal organism.

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Definitions:

Balance Theory

A theory which proposes that the motivation to maintain consistency among one’s thoughts colors how people form new attitudes and can also drive them to change existing attitudes.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.

Thoughts

Mental processes or ideas that occur as part of cognitive functions like reasoning, perception, and judgment.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember more recent information better than earlier information, often impacting how decisions and judgments are made.