A Behavior That Has Evolved to Aid Relatives, Although at Personal

question 75

Multiple Choice

A behavior that has evolved to aid relatives, although at personal risk, and thus increases the chance of your genes being passed on to the next generation is known as

• A)altricial behavior.
• B)instinctive behavior.
• C)kin selection.
• D)operant conditioning.

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Definitions:

Conflicts

Disagreements or disputes between individuals or groups, often resulting from differing needs, values, or interests.

Evolutionary Perspective

A psychological approach that explains human thoughts and behaviors in terms of their adaptive or survival value over the course of human history.

Behavioral Perspective

A way of looking at psychological issues by studying observable behavior and what determines it, without focusing on mental states.

Nature

refers to the physical world and its phenomena, including the landscape, plants, animals, and other features and products of the earth as opposed to humans or human creations.