In Evaluating the Evolutionary Perspective, the Textbook Authors Conclude That

question 22

Multiple Choice

In evaluating the evolutionary perspective, the textbook authors conclude that:

• A) a weakness of the perspective is that it examines adaptive functions of mating behaviors.
• B) the focus on gender differences that characterize most of the species has allowed evolutionary psychologists to acknowledge the rich, complex variability among individuals and within each gender.
• C) in the search for ancestral causes of human behavior, evolutionary psychologists have also discovered more immediate causes of the same behaviors.
• D) by focusing on how men and women attract and select mates, evolutionary psychologists have neglected to study how people manage their relationships once they begin.

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