Cognitive Psychologist Lera Boroditsky Has Reported That Aboriginal Children from Cape

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Multiple Choice

Cognitive psychologist Lera Boroditsky has reported that aboriginal children from Cape York, Australia, can accurately point to any compass direction as early as age five. In contrast, most Americans cannot do this even as adults. Boroditsky believes this is due to the

• A)aboriginal children of Cape York developing a more refined kinesthetic imagery than the children in America.
• B)aboriginal children of Cape York using more synesthesia in their everyday problem solving as compared to American children.
• C)tendency of the aboriginal children from Cape York to use heuristics in problem solving, while the American children tend to use algorithms for problem solving.
• D)exclusive use of absolute directional references in the language spoken by the aboriginals of Cape York as opposed to the use of relative directional references by Americans.

Understand the impact of specific shipping terms on the risk of loss and responsibilities.

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Recognize the role of classical conditioning in everyday experiences, including taste aversions, phobias, and advertising.

Identify seminal studies and researchers in the field of classical conditioning like Pavlov's dog, Watson and Rayner's Little Albert, and Garcia's taste aversion.

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Definitions:

Genetic Variation

The diversity in gene frequencies within a population, which contributes to the population's ability to adapt and evolve.

Adaptive Radiation

The rapid evolution of diversely adapted species from a common ancestor when introduced into new environmental circumstances.

Balanced Polymorphism

A situation in genetics where two or more alleles of a gene persist in a population because they each offer a survival advantage.

Sister Groups

Groups of organisms that share an immediate common ancestor, and therefore are each other's closest relatives.