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melly21297

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From an evolutionary perspective, why is self-awareness advantageous for animals?
 
  a. It is correlated with heightened meaningfulness of self-preservation.
  b. It facilitates the development of complex motor and sensory control.
  c. It allows animals to respond instinctively to oncoming threats.
  d. It provides the opportunity to choose responses rather than to respond instinctively.

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From an evolutionary perspective, why is the conscious awareness of ongoing sensations advantageous for animals?
 
  a. It enables animals to have a sense of mortality and a strong will to pass on their genes.
  b. It facilitates the development of complex motor and sensory control.
  c. It allows animals to respond instinctively to oncoming threats.
  d. It provides the opportunity to choose responses rather than to respond instinctively.



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mmpiza

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Answer to Question 1

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a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d




melly21297

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


xiaomengxian

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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