In a Study About Status (To Successfully Compete for Mates)

question 70

Multiple Choice

In a study about status (to successfully compete for mates) , Vladas Griskevicius and others (2009) found that

• A) women do not use aggression of any type to boost their status.
• B) men are more likely to boost their status through indirect aggression.
• C) women are more likely to boost their status through direct aggression.
• D) men are more likely to boost their status through direct aggression

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