The Ability for One Generation to Pass on Its Characteristics

question 17

Multiple Choice

The ability for one generation to pass on its characteristics to future generations is known as:

• A) natural selection
• B) mutations
• C) heredity
• D) self-replication
• E) duplication

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Definitions:

Emotional Reactions

Responses characterized by intense feelings that occur in reaction to an external stimulus or internal thought process.

Sexual Motivation

A drive that influences humans to engage in behaviors related to physical attraction and reproduction.

Free Will

The concept of being able to make choices that are not predetermined by past events, often discussed in philosophy and psychology.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, a renowned psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and for developing the theory of operant conditioning.