Parental Investment Theory Explains the Higher Rate of Murder Committed

question 141

Multiple Choice

Parental investment theory explains the higher rate of murder committed by stepfathers against stepchildren than of murder committed by fathers against biological children in terms of the difference in:

• A)time spent with the children.
• B)genetic similarity.
• C)attachment.
• D)societal endorsement.

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