You Are Stuck on a Desert Island with a Group

question 32

Multiple Choice

You are stuck on a desert island with a group of people after your three-hour cruise turned into a shipwreck.If you must help only one other person to survive,whom will you choose,according to the evolutionary theory of helping behavior?

• A) The Professor, who is most fit
• B) Gilligan, your brother
• C) Maryann, who is the youngest
• D) Thurston, who has the most money

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Definitions:

Neural Activity

The sum of all electrical and chemical processes occurring within neurons, including action potentials and synaptic transmissions.

Topographic Map

Spatially organized neural representation of the external world.

Sensory Organ

A specialized part of the body that processes input from the environment, such as eyes for vision, ears for hearing, and skin for touch.

Synesthesia

A brain disorder characterized by the automatic and involuntary activation of a secondary sensory or cognitive pathway following stimulation of a different sensory or cognitive pathway.