Evolutionary Psychologists Would Be Most Likely to Predict That

question 261

Multiple Choice

Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that

• A)more people are biologically predisposed to fear guns than to fear snakes.
• B)children are more likely to be valued by their biological fathers than by their stepfathers.
• C)people are the most romantically attracted to those who are the most genetically dissimilar to themselves.
• D)genetic predispositions have little effect on our social relationships.

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Definitions:

Other-Race Effect

The predisposition for easier recognition of faces belonging to the race one is most used to, often their own race.

Anti-Gay Attitudes

Negative beliefs and feelings towards homosexuality or people identified as gay.

Less-Educated People

Individuals who have received lower levels of formal education or training compared to others in a society.

Older Adults

Individuals typically considered to be in the later stage of life, often defined as being 65 years old or older.