Wikelski and Romero (2003)found That Large Marine Iguanas Had Higher

question 28

Multiple Choice

Wikelski and Romero (2003) found that large marine iguanas had higher reproductive success than smaller iguanas did.However,the large iguanas were generally in poor body condition because they could not eat enough;at higher temperatures their foraging efficiency improved,allowing them to eat more.Thus,Wikelski and Romero hypothesize that iguana size will _____ as global warming gradually increases air and water temperatures in the Galápagos Islands.

• A)increase
• B)decrease
• C)stabilize around the mean body size
• D)remain unchanged,it is not clear that body size increases fitness

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Definitions:

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on one particular object or task in the environment while ignoring other irrelevant stimuli.

Blindsight

A condition in which individuals with blindness caused by brain damage can still respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them.

Dual Processing

The principle that our mind operates on two levels: a conscious deliberate level and an unconscious automatic level.

Inattentional Blindness

The psychological phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight due to a lack of attention, not vision defects or deficits.