The approach that examines behavioral processes in terms of their adaptive value for a species over the course of many generations is

The main advantage of the mean is

a. That it uses all of the information in the distribution b. It is not influenced at all by the other scores in the distribution c. It is only influenced by how many scores fall above it or below it d. That it is sensitive to the values of extreme scores

Nadine, an average-weight adult, gained a small amount of weight between the ages of 25 and 50. Nadine should know that __________

A) slight weight gain in adulthood is probably due to underlying health issues B) this is a normal part of aging, resulting from a drop in basal metabolic rate C) weight gain in adulthood is not associated with the same health problems as pediatric weight gain D) obesity is a personal choice and she should decide if she wants to suffer the social discrimination