What Is the Most Important Ethical Principle in Conservation Biology

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Multiple Choice

What is the most important ethical principle in conservation biology?

• A)People should do that which tends to maintain Earth's life-support systems for us and other species.
• B)People should be held responsible for their own pollution.
• C)People should live lightly on the Earth.
• D)No human culture should become extinct because of the actions of other humans.

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Definitions:

Social Development

The process by which individuals learn and adapt to the values, norms, and expectations of their society to become functional members.

Harlow

Harry Harlow was an American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation, dependency needs, and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which manifested the importance of caregiving and companionship in social and cognitive development.

Cognitive Development

The study of how thinking, problem-solving, and intelligence change as people age.

Attachment

The emotional bond that forms between infants and their caregivers, which influences their social and emotional development.