Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Timing of Dating

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the timing of dating (early starters vs.late bloomers) is FALSE?

• A)Late bloomers showed no signs of maladjustment.
• B)Early starters were more likely to show symptoms of depression.
• C)On-time daters follow a sequence of three steps in dating relationships.
• D)ON-time daters showed no signs of maladjustment.

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Definitions:

Imprinting

Learning to make a particular response to only one type of animal or object.

Sexual Selection

Changes in males and females, often due to male competition and female selectivity, leading to increased fitness.

Natural Selection

Mechanism of evolutionary change caused by environmental selection of organisms most fit to reproduce; results in adaptation to the environment.

Fixed-Action Pattern

A fixed-action pattern is a sequence of unlearned, innate behaviors that is triggered by a specific stimulus and is carried to completion once started.