Which of the Following Facts Has Been Viewed as Good

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following facts has been viewed as good evidence that language is an adaptation?

• A)Children make mistakes when learning the rules of language.
• B)The vocal tract is perfectly tailored to meet the needs of spoken language.
• C)Chimpanzees can be taught to use some manual signs to communicate.
• D)The human ear is poorly designed for processing speech.

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Definitions:

Payback

A capital budgeting method that calculates the length of time required to recoup the original investment.

IRR

A financial metric, the Internal Rate of Return evaluates the potential profitability of investments.

NPV

A financial analysis method that calculates the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows over a period of time, used to assess the worth of investments or projects.

Mutually Exclusive

Events or projects that cannot both occur at the same time, where the selection of one excludes the possibility of the other.