Finding Mates Via Social Media and Computer Dating Services Is

question 73

Multiple Choice

Finding mates via social media and computer dating services is very different from the mate-selection strategies used by our ancestors and might suggest which of the following theories?

• A) The reason that the human brain has increased in size by approximately 10% in 5000 years.
• B) That our early ancestors were less intelligent and carried out inferior mating strategies.
• C) That we are a more "tame" human species that is less competent in the wilderness than our earlier ancestors.
• D) That the human brain has stopped evolving and changing in response to environmental demands.

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Definitions:

Nonverbal Cues

Communication methods other than spoken or written words, such as gestures, facial expressions, and body language, providing additional context or meaning.

Low-context Cultures

Cultural groups where communication is explicit, messages are direct, and understanding is based more on explicit content rather than context or non-verbal cues.

Nonverbal Signals

Communication methods that do not involve speech, such as gestures, facial expressions, and body language, which convey messages or emotions.

Communication Competency

Communication competency is the ability to effectively convey, receive, and interpret messages in both written and verbal forms.