Which of the Following Examples Is Not Evidence That Natural

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples is not evidence that natural selection is at work?

• A)The color of a caterpillar larva matches the color of the leaves of its host plant.
• B)Turtles hatched from eggs in moist sand are larger than those hatched from eggs in dry sand.
• C)A species of lizard is dark if it lives on cooled lava,but white if it lives on sand.
• D)Enzyme polymorphism in a widespread species changes with geography.
• E)An insect population becomes resistant to a commonly used insecticidE.

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Definitions:

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a concept differs from other concepts that are similar, ensuring that the measure is not reflecting other variables.

Convergent Validity

The degree to which two measures of constructs that theoretically should be related, are in fact related.

Face Validity

refers to the extent to which a test or measure appears to assess what it is intended to measure, based on a superficial examination.

Concurrent Validity

The construct validity of a measure is assessed by examining whether groups of people differ on the measure in expected ways.