A researcher notes that aggression in humans is similar in many ways to aggression in animals (e.g., gorillas, lions, etc.), and hypothesizes that an instinct for aggressive behavior may have been acquired through evolution
Which theoretical view does this hypothesis illustrate?
A) information-processing
B) ethology
C) socioculturalism
D) classical conditioning
B) ethology Ethology emphasizes the adaptive significance of behaviors and how those behaviors are transmitted from one generation to the next.
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What type of attention is described as the ability to keep track of more than one information source simultaneously?
a. selective attention b. deprived attention c. divided attention d. sustained attention
Results of the survey conducted by the Greater Vancouver Mental Health Service Society found that mental health utilization was significantly lower among _____________ in comparison to English Canadians
a) Indo Canadians b) Asian Canadians c) African Canadians d) French Canadians