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Question 20

Very young infants, and people from cultures that have had little contact with each other, show recognisable expressions of fear and pleasure. However, cultures differ in their rules about when these expressions should be shown openly.

Explain how this information supports Darwin's (1872) theory of evolution as an explanation of non-verbal communication, and one way it limits the theory.

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10.1 Language, thought and communication Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /10.1 Language, thought and communication

48 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 10.1 Language, thought and communication, covering 10.1.1 Relationship between language and thought, 10.1.2 How thought and language affect views of the world, 10.1.3 Human vs animal communication, 10.1.4 Non-verbal communication examples, and 10.1.5 Explanations of non-verbal communication. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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