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:

Dopamine

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Psychological disorder that involves disruptions of memory for personal facts or loss of conscious awareness for a period of time.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

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