Hamilton Argued That Altruistic Behavior Would Increase in a Population

question 4

Multiple Choice

Hamilton argued that altruistic behavior would increase in a population if

• A) the benefit to the donor, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles, outweighed the cost to the recipient.
• B) the benefit to the recipient outweighed the cost to the donor, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles.
• C) the benefit to the recipient, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles, outweighed the cost to the donor.
• D) none of the above; Hamilton did not support the evolution of altruistic behaviors.

---

Definitions:

Illegal Cooperative Agreements

Illegal cooperative agreements refer to unlawful arrangements between competing businesses to fix prices, divide markets, or engage in other anti-competitive practices.

Trade Restraint

Any measure or policy that restricts international trade, including tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.

Predatory Pricing

is a competitive strategy where a company sets extremely low prices to eliminate competition and create a monopoly.

Monopolist

A monopolist is a single supplier in a market that has significant control over the price and supply of a particular good or service.