Newborns Show an Innate Preference for Looking at Faces

question 121

Multiple Choice

Newborns show an innate preference for looking at faces.This preference ____.

• A)is uniquely human and has never been observed in primates or lower animals
• B)lacks an adaptive advantage and,in the modern world,may have no use at all
• C)quickly recedes after the first month and disappears by three months
• D)provides advantages relative to the importance of social relationships

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Definitions:

Functions

Specific roles or activities that are typical or expected parts of something, such as the way parts of a machine or body work, or the purposes of social institutions.

Hormone

A signaling molecule produced by glands in multicellular organisms to regulate physiology and behavior.

Behaviour

Refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment.

Electro-chemical

Relating to processes that involve both electrical and chemical changes, often referring to the transmission of signals in neurons.