According to the social brain hypothesis, what would be an accurate prediction?
a. The part of the brain that is stimulated by pleasure-enhancing drugs is equally stimulated by time spent withother people.
b. Human beings were not capable of complex social behavior prior to the evolutionary development of certainbrain structures.
c. Antagonistic neurotransmitter release is heightened when we are around other people and suppressed whenwe are alone.
d. A species of gorillas where the members form a social community should have bigger brains than othergorillas whose members live independently of each other.
Question 2
According to the interactionist perspective, behavior is a result of the interaction between
a. motivation and cognition.
b. introverts and extraverts.
c. personality and environmental characteristics.
d. theoretical and practical concerns.
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