Which of the Following Does NOT Support the Concept of Kin

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT support the concept of kin selection?

• A) Friends jump into a river to save a drowning friend, but all of them die.
• B) Across cultures, people are more willing to help closely related individuals than strangers.
• C) A ground squirrel will put itself in danger to warn another genetically related squirrel of danger.
• D) Identical twins cooperate more when working together than do fraternal twins.

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, emphasizing the role of environmental factors in shaping behaviors.

Trait Theory

A theory of personality that focuses on the identification and measurement of specific traits or attributes that differentiate individuals from one another.

Social And Historical Factors

Influences stemming from the societal context and historical periods that impact individuals and communities.

Psychic Energy

In psychoanalytic theory, the force that drives the functioning of the personality, channeled through various structures of the mind.