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作文
2、The following appeared as part of a letter to the editor of a scientific journal.
"A recent study of eighteen rhesus monkeys provides clues as to the effects of birth order on an individual's levels of stimulation. The study showed that in stimulating situations (such as an encounter with an unfamiliar monkey), firstborn infant monkeys produce up to twice as much of the hormone cortisol, which primes the body for increased activity levels, as do their younger siblings. Firstborn humans also produce relatively high levels of cortisol in stimulating situations (such as the return of a parent after an absence). The study also found that during pregnancy, first-time mother monkeys had higher levels of cortisol than did those who had had several offspring."
Write a response in which you discuss one or more alternative explanations that could rival the proposed explanation and explain how your explanation(s) can plausibly account for the facts presented in the argument.
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1、eighteen rhesus monkeys 這18只猴子是否有代表性，樣本數(shù)量是否足夠，
2、做實驗用的是猴子，怎么證明人類也有同樣的現(xiàn)象。
3、即使是人類生育的第一胎也有很高的cortisol含量，也不能證明他別之后生的胎兒更高。
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senility:the quality or state of being senile; specifically: the physical and mental infirmity of old age
valorize：to enhance or try to enhance the price, value, or status of by organized and usually governmental action
melancholy:a sad mood or feeling;an abnormal state attributed to an excess of black bile and characterized by irascibility or depression
freak:a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind; a whimsical quality or disposition; capricious action or event
Similarly, you should value convictions so highly that you embrace them only when you have sufficient knowledge to do so and that you modify them whenever intellectual honesty requires.
To admit you don't know something shows good sense, restraint, and intellectual honesty. These are not weaknesses but strengths.
The admission of ignorance is the essential first step toward knowledge.
Because assuming stifles curiosity and guessing denies the importance of evidence, neither is likely to lead to knowledge.
