How Do We Know That a Cultivated Species Has NOT

question 46

Multiple Choice

How do we know that a cultivated species has NOT yet been domesticated?

• A)There is no evidence of breeding at all.
• B)People do not use the species for food.
• C)The species has changed its appearance.
• D)There is no evidence of selective breeding.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Period

In Piaget’s theory, the period of cognitive development from birth to about 2 years, in which the child has not yet achieved object permanence.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias that makes an individual unable to understand or assume any perspective other than their own.

A-not-B Effect

A cognitive phenomenon observed in infants where they repeatedly reach for an object at a place (A) where it was previously found, even after seeing it moved to a new location (B).

Perseverates

The repetition of a particular response (such as a word, phrase, or gesture) despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus.