Which of the Following Lists Features Key Human Evolutionary Adaptations

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lists features key human evolutionary adaptations in the order in which they happened or emerged over time?

• A) tool making, language, empathy
• B) tool making, empathy, language
• C) empathy, tool making, language
• D) language, tool making, empathy
• E) The three adaptations listed likely co-evolved in a mutually reinforcing fashion.

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Unbiased Estimates

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Sample Size

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A measure of the average distance between each data point in a set and the mean of the data set, reflecting the dispersion or spread.

Deviations

Differences between observed values and some reference value, often the mean of the set.