The idea of explaining social behavior in terms of genetic factors that evolved over time based on natural selection is the crux of the idea behind

Applying a solution used for a past problem to a current problem that shares many similar features is __________

a) working backwards. b) the analogy heuristic. c) an algorithm. d) trial and error.

Garcia is having great difficulty controlling his appetite. All he wants to do is eat and no matter how much he eats, he is still hungry

His weight is approaching 400 pounds and he still constantly wants to eat. His physician says the problem is due to a disorder in a specific center of the brain. That brain center is most likely the __________. a. medulla b. cerebral cortex c. thalamus d. hypothalamus