According to Evolutionary Theory, People Are More Likely to Help

question 173

Multiple Choice

According to evolutionary theory, people are more likely to help siblings (with whom they share roughly half of their genes) than cousins (with whom they share roughly one-eighth of their genes) , and more likely to help cousins than strangers. Research demonstrates that, in reality, ____. ​

• A)people are more likely to help family members than non-family members, but no more likely to help siblings than cousins
• B)people are more likely to help siblings than cousins, but no more likely to help cousins than strangers ​
• C)people are no more likely to help family members than non-family members ​
• D)this pattern by and large holds true ​

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