Evolutionary Psychologists Posit That Parents Spend the Great Deal of Time

question 61

Multiple Choice

Evolutionary psychologists posit that parents spend the great deal of time and resources that they do in raising their children because

• A)their genes will be perpetuated only if their children survive long enough to reproduce.
• B)they have been socialized to do so by imitating their own parents.
• C)their children's affection and attention serve as positive reinforcements.
• D)their children are imprinted on them.

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