According to the Kinship Principle

question 25

Multiple Choice

According to the kinship principle:

• A) aggression is more probable towards close relatives
• B) we are related to the people that we aggress against
• C) aggression is based on genetic predispositions
• D) the murder rate of step-children by step-parents is higher than that to biological children
• E) individuals share more genes with their spouses that with their relatives

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Definitions:

Production Function

An equation that describes the relation between inputs used in production and the output resulting from their use.

Input

Resources used in the process of production, including labor, materials, and capital.

Isoquants

Curves that represent combinations of different factors of production that yield the same level of output, used in production theory.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, often calculated as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.