Over the 7-Million-Year Period of Hominin Evolution,____

question 68

Multiple Choice

Over the 7-million-year period of hominin evolution,____.

• A)brains grew very rapidly
• B)quadrupeds became bipeds
• C)agriculture replaced hunting
• D)ecological complexity shaped modern intelligence

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanisms

Strategies employed by the mind to cope with uncomfortable emotions or thoughts, often unconsciously, leading to behaviors that might mitigate psychological stress.

Unacceptable Impulses

Thoughts or desires that are considered inappropriate or unacceptable by societal standards, often suppressed or repressed.

Displacement

In psychology, displacement refers to the unconscious transfer of an intense emotion from its original object to another, more acceptable one.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect a person from anxiety-arising thoughts or feelings.