If You Wanted to Study Pair-Bonding Among Bonobos as a Window

question 37

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to study pair-bonding among bonobos as a window into understanding the evolution of human pair-bonding, you might encounter some difficulty because

• A) bonobos can't talk openly about their relationships and mating habits
• B) it is fairly straightforward to secure both permission and funding to study ape mating and pair-bonding
• C) the wide range of marriage and kinship patterns among humans undermines any easy comparisons between the species
• D) most institutional review boards prohibit the study of ape sexuality and behavior

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