The Fact That People from Some Cultures Lack an Enzyme

question 26

Multiple Choice

The fact that people from some cultures lack an enzyme to allow them to digest milk reflects that

• A)cultural practices can affect human evolution.
• B)cultural practices are shaped by the local geography.
• C)people from different cultures differ more in terms of their genes than they do in terms of their cultural practices.
• D)this inability is due to a proximal cause.
• E)genetic differences are difficult to overcome.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Response

A concept in psychology that describes how an individual reacts to a stimulus; it's the basic unit of learning and behavior.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning or conditioning.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Intuitive

Relating to or using one's intuition, which involves understanding or knowing something instinctively without the need for conscious reasoning.