Juliann Is 4 Years Old

question 85

Multiple Choice

Juliann is 4 years old. If she is like most 4-year-olds, her naïve theory of biology will include the belief that

• A)animals can move by themselves but inanimate objects can only be moved by other people or objects.
• B)both animals and inanimate objects grow bigger and physically more complex.
• C)the insides of both animate and inanimate objects contain the same kinds of materials.
• D)when inanimate objects get damaged, they will heal by themselves, but when animate things are injured they must be fixed by humans.

---

Definitions:

Consumerism

The emphasis on or preoccupation with the acquisition of consumer goods.

Sociobiologists

Scientists who study the biological basis of social behavior across species, emphasizing the role of genetic and evolutionary factors.

Evolutionary Psychologists

Scientists who study psychological traits as evolved adaptations, focusing on the ancestral environment's impact on human behavior.

Genes

The basic physical and functional units of heredity, made up of DNA, that carry the instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known organisms.