According to evolutionary developmentalists, why is an extended childhood necessary?
a. to allow time for them to make observations of others
b. to develop sufficient attachments to others
c. to learn the complexities of human social communities
d. to best prepare for adulthood
Question 2
Which of the following is not a principle of evolutionary developmental psychology?
a. Children are very flexible in adapting to new contexts.
b. Development is constrained by both genetic and environmental factors.
c. Many aspects of childhood serve as preparations for adulthood
d. Natural selection works only in early stages of development.
Evolutionary shift in plant life cycle stage dominance.
Continued harvest of (a) cod and (b) mountain sheep by humans has caused evolutionary changes in mat
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