To Say Language Is an Adaptation Is to Say It

question 175

Multiple Choice

To say language is an adaptation is to say it developed through:

• A)cultural advance
• B)learning
• C)natural selection
• D)cognition

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Definitions:

Rank Order

A method of arranging items or variables according to their importance, preference, or magnitude in a sequential order.

Ordinal Measurement

A type of measurement that deals with data that can be ordered or ranked but the intervals between ranks are not consistent.

Nominal

refers to a classification or labeling of entities where the categories do not imply a specific order or ranking.

Likert-Type Scale

A psychometric scale commonly involved in research that employs questionnaires, where respondents specify their level of agreement to statements.