The Fact That a New Behavior Is Not Likely to Become

question 47

Multiple Choice

The fact that a new behavior is not likely to become cultural if it has harmful reproductive consequences is consistent with what theory?

• A) natural selection
• B) cultural relativism
• C) optimal foraging
• D) historical particularism

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