Are Humans Instinctively Violent? It Would Be Most Accurate to Say

question 80

Multiple Choice

Are humans instinctively violent? It would be most accurate to say that ____.

• A)humans are naturally more or less nonviolent, and that society encourages violence
• B)humans are naturally somewhat violent, but that society can significantly change and shape aggressive patterns
• C)humans are naturally violent, and that society can ultimately have only a limited impact on levels of aggression
• D)human aggression varies enormously across time and location-with some societies showing no violence at all and others showing large amounts of violence-and is therefore likely to be purely a product of culture

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Definitions:

Whole Depth

In gear terminology, the total depth of a gear tooth space, from the top of the tooth to the bottom of the gullet.

Bevel Gears

Gears where the axes of the two shafts intersect and the tooth-bearing faces of the gears themselves are conically shaped.

Pitch Cone

In gear design, it is the imaginary cone that represents the underlying angular surface of the teeth, where the pitch surface of an infinitely small gear would be.

Conical Surface

A surface that extends outward and away in all directions from a common point, resembling the shape of a cone.