Professor Sanchez Explains to His Class That Our Taste Preferences

question 647

Multiple Choice

Professor Sanchez explains to his class that our taste preferences have survival value and that certain helping behaviors may be genetically predisposed.Professor Sanchez is advocating the position taken by

• A) evolutionary psychology.
• B) the Yerkes-Dodson law.
• C) arousal theory.
• D) drive-reduction theory.

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Definitions:

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