Social Darwinists Believed That

question 1

Multiple Choice

Social Darwinists believed that

• A)social evolution did not work in the same way as biological evolution.
• B)over time complexity would revert to simplicity and societies would become more primitive.
• C)social reforms should not be implemented because they interfered with the natural progression of society.
• D)Humans could shape the evolution of society.

Differentiate between unconditioned and conditioned stimuli and responses.

Identify examples of classical conditioning in everyday life.

Explain the process of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination in classical conditioning.

Analyze the role of environmental and biological factors in classical conditioning.

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Definitions:

Molecular Clocks

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Million Years

A time unit used in geology and astronomy to describe extremely long periods, typically used in the context of the age of the earth or the distance of cosmological objects.

Population

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