Which of the Following Is Evidence of the Success of Human

question 94

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is evidence of the success of human culture in biological terms?

• A) Humans have tripled their average lifespan largely by virtue of research.
• B) Humans are been able to stop migration and locate in the most temperate geographic locations.
• C) Humans have increased their happiness levels through higher levels of social cognition.
• D) Humans have decreased their population to improve conditions for more of the population.

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Definitions:

Imprinting

A process occurring during a critical period in the development of an organism, in which that organism responds to a stimulus in a manner that will afterward be difficult to modify.

Assimilation

The cognitive process by which an individual incorporates new information or experiences into their existing framework of knowledge or schema.

Embryonic Stage

A critical phase of prenatal development that spans from implantation of the zygote in the uterine wall through the eighth week, where major organs and structures begin to form.

Zygote

A fertilized ovum (egg cell).