According to the Textbook, How Do Low Life Expectancy and High

question 114

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, how do low life expectancy and high infant mortality impact people's emotions?

• A) People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live.
• B) People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live.
• C) People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die.
• D) People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die.

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