Which statement describes Darwin's evolutionary theory of non-verbal communication? Shade one box.
It explains non-verbal signals through limits in short-term memory.
It treats non-verbal expressions as evolved because they were adaptive.
It treats expressive gestures as cultural conventions learned through language.
It predicts culturally distinct expressions with no shared adaptive basis.
67 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 2.1 Communication, covering 2.1.1 Language and thought, 2.1.2 Variation in recall and colour recognition, 2.1.3 Human versus animal communication, 2.1.4 Von Frisch's bee study, 2.1.5 Properties unique to human communication, 2.1.6 Verbal and non-verbal communication, 2.1.7 Functions of eye contact, 2.1.8 Body language, 2.1.9 Personal space, 2.1.10 Darwin's evolutionary theory of NVC, and 2.1.11 Evidence NVC is innate or learned. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.