What Would Be an Accurate Prediction for the Social Brain

question 75

Multiple Choice

What would be an accurate prediction for the social brain hypothesis?

• A) The part of the brain that is stimulated by pleasure-enhancing drugs is equally stimulated by time spent with other people.
• B) Human beings were not capable of complex social behavior prior to the evolutionary development of certain brain structures.
• C) Antagonistic neurotransmitter release is heightened when we are around other people and suppressed when we are alone.
• D) A species of gorillas where the members form a social community should have bigger brains than other gorillas whose members live independently of each other.

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