Fossil Candidates for the "First" Hominins Include

question 29

Multiple Choice

Fossil candidates for the "first" hominins include

• A) Pan, Pongo, Hylobates
• B) Sahelanthropus, Orrorin, Ardipithecus
• C) Paranthropus, Homo erectus, Homo ergaster
• D) Homo heidelbergensis, Neanderthals, Homo sapiens

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to elicit a learned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus, acquired through classical conditioning.

Kohler's Model

Refers to a theory of insight learning developed by Wolfgang Köhler, emphasizing the sudden understanding or problem-solving that appears as a "lightbulb moment."