The Main Accomplishment of the "New Synthesis" or Modern Darwinism

question 38

Multiple Choice

The main accomplishment of the "New Synthesis" or modern Darwinism was

• A) to select a new set of scientists to take up the evolution argument after the death of Darwin and Huxley.
• B) the frantic search for answers to the creationist challenge of the early 1900s.
• C) the application of new discoveries in genetics, classification, biogeography, paleontology, etc. to Darwin's basic tenets, and which tied these fields together in a new framework.
• D) to split Darwin's ideas into small details (microevolution) and larger concepts (macroevolution).

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Definitions:

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory for events that occurred before a particular point in time, often due to trauma or disease.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon by which previously learned information interferes with the recall of new information.

Source-monitoring Error

A type of memory error where a person misidentifies the source of a memory, such as confusing whether an event was experienced or imagined.

Retrieval Cue

A stimulus that allows or aids the recall of information stored in memory.