Giraffes were once either short-necked or long-necked. As soon as vegetation died, the giraffes that had the gene for long necks survived and passed their characteristics on to their offspring. This best illustrates:

a. natural selection
b. social Darwinism
c. psychosocial reproduction
d. the unconscious id

A. Natural selection suggests that the characteristics that promote survival are passed down in a species.

Psychology

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Shawn has been mostly depressed for several years but occassionally shows hypomania. Shawn would most likely be diagnosed with disorder

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