A Major Goal of Research Is to ____ from a Small

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Multiple Choice

A major goal of research is to ____ from a small group of participants included in a study to the larger group from which they came.

• A) deduce
• B) generalize
• C) specialize
• D) reason

Grasp the concept of brood parasitism and its effects on host reproductive success.

Recognize the evolutionary explanations for specialized behaviors, such as egg guarding in treehoppers.

Understand the evolution of parental care strategies and the conditions under which male parental care is more likely to evolve.

Identify the benefits and pitfalls of nonrelative offspring adoption in colonial nesting species.

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Chapter Objectives

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Key Concepts

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Test Anxiety

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Memory Strategies

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