Individuals with Traits That Make Them More Successful in Their

question 22

Multiple Choice

Individuals with traits that make them more successful in their environment will,on average,produce more offspring.This "fitting" of a population to their environment is called ________.

• A)variation
• B)survival
• C)competition
• D)adaptation

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. (Also known as the I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon.)

Generalized Beliefs

Broad opinions or convictions that individuals hold without specific evidence or direct experience to support them.

Negative Emotions

Feelings or emotions that are unpleasant or undesirable, such as sadness, anger, fear, or jealousy.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon that occurs when an individual experiences mental discomfort due to holding contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.