Describe Three of the Explanations Offered for the Rise of Social

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Essay

Describe three of the explanations offered for the rise of social complexity. Describe how each accounts for the development of social complexity. What are the limitations of each theory?

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Definitions:

Food Deprivation

A condition resulting from lack of food intake, leading to physical and psychological effects and often used in experiments to motivate behaviors in animals.

Eyeblink Response

A reflex action where the eyelids close rapidly to protect the eyes, typically triggered by sudden stimuli.

Guthrie

Refers to Edwin Ray Guthrie, a psychologist known for his "one-trial learning" theory, proposing that learning occurs in a single association between stimulus and response.

Single Trial

A learning process that occurs or is influenced significantly by one instance or exposure, often used in the context of memory or conditioning studies.