According to the Text, Which of the Following Best Describes

question 21

Multiple Choice

According to the text, which of the following best describes "change" in the traits of living things?

• A) Nature plans ahead and designs certain kinds of changes.
• B) Nature allows for living things to remain essentially unchanged from one generation to the next.
• C) Nature produces changes in living things that are essentially random.
• D) Nature, through the process of reproduction, is guaranteed to produce predictable outcomes in the traits of offspring.

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Definitions:

Cross-Sequential Research

A research method that combines both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs to analyze variables over time in several groups of different ages.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, influencing their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue.

Cohort Effect

The influence of being part of a group of people born around the same time, affecting the beliefs, behaviors, and outcomes of that group due to their shared experiences.