Match Each Rebuttal with Its Associated Stress Test of Evolutionary

question 28

Multiple Choice

Match each rebuttal with its associated stress test of evolutionary psychology.
-Reproductive instinct

• A)Evolution of a cerebral cortex enables humans to have the ability to overcome innate urges.
• B)It is not necessary for people to be consciously aware of what evolutionary theory says is required for reproductive success.
• C)For any theoretical proposal in science, alternative explanations are always possible.
• D)The differences between men and women in mate selection and other behaviors are built-in through biological evolution.
• E)Evolutionary psychologists are not concerned with the moral justification or condemnation of any one aspect of the human psyche.

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