Which of the following is an inference? a. the flower is pink. b. vinegar has a pungent aroma. c. a dog barks. d. a cup with steam coming from it will be hot to the touch. select the best answer from the choices provided

The answer is D, the other ones are facts or scenarios meaning that they had to occur to be noticed.

D, A cup with steam coming from it will be hot to the touch

Explanation:

An inference is a process of drawing a conclusion. It can happen mentally, by imagining the consequences of a particular action, and it it usually based on given evidence, previous knowledge and evidence.

It is a logical conclusion reached upon deduction and induction.

We know that for steam to appear the liquid in the cup must be hot, usually just after boiling. Therefore, knowing that, we know that the cup will be hot to touch.

as university of miami psychologists debra lieberman and adam smith pointed out in a recent article in the journal current directions in psychological science, humans have social and psychological mechanisms to deter incest. with very few exceptions, marriages between brothers and sisters and between parents and their children are verboten in every human culture. the primary psychological anti-incest mechanism is the yuck response. even the idea of sex with their mom or dad, bro or sis is upsetting to most people. the psychologist jonathan haidt has found that nearly everyone is repelled by the prospect of brother-sister sex, even in hypothetical situations in which there is no chance of pregnancy).

the biological cost of incest

this raises an interesting question: just what’s so bad about incest? sure, having sex with your dad or your sister seems gross — but why? some anthropologists have argued that incest taboos are learned social conventions. this explanation, however, doesn’t make sense to me as it does not explain the widespread existence of anti-incest mechanisms in creatures ranging from cockroaches to chimpanzees. second, the incest taboo is about as close to a universal law as human moral rules get.

why should mechanisms to avoid incest be so widespread both in nature and across human societies? the answer is simple. the problem with having sex close with relatives is that there is an astonishingly high chance that your offspring will be born with a serious birth defect.

the correct answer is option c. elenita versus "early puerto rican decor" is the best example, out of all the options, of a cultural conflict. a cultural conflict is defined as what happens when different cultures, that have different values and believes, clash. elenita not liking or accepting the puerto rican style of decoration, would represent that she does not identify herself with the puerto rican culture, therefore does not want to have decorations influenced by that culture.