According to Caramazza and Shelton's (1998) domain-specific knowledge hypothesis, evolutionary pressures have led the human brain to develop specialized mechanisms for ________.
A) distinguishing between moving and non-moving things
B) distinguishing between living and nonliving things
C) rapid escape from dangerous objects
D) rapid recognition of potentially dangerous objects

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Caramazza and Shelton's (1998) domain-specific knowledge hypothesis suggests that evolutionary pressures have led the human brain to develop specialized mechanisms for distinguishing between living and nonliving things. This is based on the idea that different types of knowledge (e.g., about living vs. nonliving things) are processed in different areas of the brain, reflecting an evolutionary adaptation to the different ways in which these categories of objects have historically impacted human survival.

According to Caramazza and Shelton's (1998) Domain-Specific Knowledge Hypothesis, Evolutionary