Which of the Following Statements Is NOT Consistent with the Evolutionary

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the evolutionary perspective?

• A) People share many practices and institutions with animals, especially higher primates.
• B) Behavioral propensities are subject to selection pressures.
• C) Physical characteristics are subject to selection pressures.
• D) What we are biologically predisposed to do is what we inevitably will do.

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