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magmichele12

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A researcher (Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1963) raised rats in isolation. When other rats were finally introduced into their cages, rats raised alone ________, suggesting that ________.
 
  a. could not defend themselves; aggression is learned
  b. used the same aggressive behaviors as other rats; aggression need not be learned
  c. did not aggress against them; instrumental aggression does not exist in nonhumans
  d. fled from the new rats; aggression must be learned

Question 2

Males tend to be more violent in their teens and twenties than later in life. Based on evolutionary theory (as discussed by the authors of your text), why would this be true?
 
  a. They are having trouble finding their place in the world.
  b. These are peak reproductive years.
  c. They are starting puberty.
  d. This is when antisocial personality disorder manifests.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B





 

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