Which of the Following Is an Adaptive Benefit That Would

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an adaptive benefit that would NOT have accrued to ancestral men willing to make a commitment to a partner?

• A) increasing the quality of the long-term mate he is able to attract
• B) increasing paternity uncertainty
• C) increasing his pool of social allies
• D) increasing the chances his children will survive to reproductive age

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