Societal Collectivism Refers to the Degree to Which

question 16

Multiple Choice

Societal collectivism refers to the degree to which:

• A)Individuals express pride, loyalty and cohesiveness in their organizations or families
• B)Individuals in organizations or societies encourage and reward individuals for being fair
• C)Organizational and societal institutional practices encourage and reward collective distribution of resources and collective action
• D)Individuals in organizations or societies are confrontational

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Definitions:

Purifying Selection

A type of natural selection that removes deleterious alleles from a population, leading to a decrease in genetic variation for the traits affected.

Neutral Theory

A theory in molecular evolution that proposes most genetic variations are the result of genetic drift and not selective forces, and that at the molecular level, the majority of mutations are neutral.

Molecular Evolution

The process of evolution at the scale of DNA, RNA, and proteins, encompassing changes in molecular structure and sequence over time.

Genetic Drift

Random fluctuations in the frequencies of alleles within a population due to chance events.