According to the Text, Altruism as a Personality Characteristic Appears

question 163

Multiple Choice

According to the text, altruism as a personality characteristic appears to ____.

• A) have a genetic component
• B) develop starting at around age six (but be completely absent before)
• C) be completely absent in non-human animals (i.e., all non-human animals show more or less equal levels of altruism)
• D) develop starting at around age 12 (but be completely absent before)

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Definitions:

Warm-Blooded

Organisms, primarily mammals and birds, capable of maintaining a constant body temperature regardless of environmental conditions.

Variable Body Temperature

Condition where an organism's body temperature fluctuates based on external environmental conditions, typically seen in ectothermic animals.

Hard-Shelled Egg

An egg with a calcerous or hard outer shell, providing protection and a contained environment for the developing offspring.

Extraembryonic Membranes

Membranes outside the embryo, such as the amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and allantois, that support the development of the embryo.