Research Suggests That the Abstract Categories "Good" and "Bad" Are

question 69

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that the abstract categories "good" and "bad" are ____.

• A) not acknowledged by children until they reach ages 9-10
• B) not acknowledged by children until they reach ages 5-6
• C) understood by children as early as age 2 1/2, if not earlier
• D) understood even at birth, and certainly by 3 months after birth

Comprehend the concept and implications of groupthink on team decision-making and performance.

Acknowledge the importance of effective recognition methods in motivating employees.

Evaluate the effectiveness of different leadership styles on team cohesion and performance.

Understand the stages of group development and their characteristic behaviors.

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Definitions:

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

A French naturalist who proposed an early theory of evolution, suggesting that organisms could pass on traits acquired in their lifetime to their offspring.

Analogies

In biology, structures possessed by different organisms that are superficially similar due to similar function but that do not share a common developmental pathway or structure.

Homologies

In biology, structures possessed by two different organisms that arise in similar fashion and pass through similar stages during embryonic development, although they may have different functions.

Polygenetic Inheritance

A pattern of inheritance involving multiple genes, contributing to the phenotype of an organism, often seen in traits such as height and skin color.