The Authors Provide the Text of a UPI Story Describing

question 52

Multiple Choice

The authors provide the text of a UPI story describing the discovery of the bones of a disabled dwarf in a cave in northern Italy.The reporters speculate that over 12,000 years ago,early hominids would take care of the disabled members of their group._______ would argue that the bones belonged to a dwarf who was related to the other cave inhabitants,whereas _______ would argue that the other inhabitants relied on the dwarf for some unknown purpose.

• A) Evolutionary theorists; social exchange theorists
• B) Social psychologists; social exchange theorists
• C) developmental psychologists; evolutionary theorists
• D) Social exchange theorists; sociobiologists
• E) Social psychologists; evolutionary theorists

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