Which Assumption Is Most Characteristic of Ethologists

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which assumption is most characteristic of ethologists?

• A) Learning regulates evolutionary change by enabling the problem solvers of the species to leave offspring.
• B) Evolution and learning are mutually exclusive processes for adaptation.
• C) Evolution and learning both result in adaptation, but evolution is more functional because behavior can be inherited.
• D) Learning refines an animal's inherited behaviors and predispositions.

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Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, representing the central location within that dataset.

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Standard Normal

A distribution that is standard and normal with its average at zero and its variability defined by a standard deviation of one.

Area

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