Someone Who Argues That Attraction Is Simply a Function of Wanting

question 78

Multiple Choice

Someone who argues that attraction is simply a function of wanting to have healthy offspring probably endorses

• A) the belief that situational variables influence attraction.
• B) social exchange theory.
• C) the matching hypothesis of attraction.
• D) the approach of evolutionary psychology.

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