According to Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon (1990),norms Such as the Reciprocity

question 103

Multiple Choice

According to Nobel laureate Herbert Simon (1990) ,norms such as the reciprocity norm that encourages altruism have become part of human cultures because

• A) there are survival advantages to learning the norms of one's culture.
• B) norms are genetically inherited.
• C) in humans, values are more important than genes.
• D) evolutionary pressures no longer operate on humans.
• E) genetics always direct culture.

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