The Authors Provide the Text of a UPI Story Describing

question 27

Multiple Choice

The authors provide the text of a UPI story describing the discovery of the bones of a disabled dwarf in a cave in northern Italy. The reporters speculate that over 12,000 years ago, early hominids would take care of the disabled members of their group. __________ would argue that the bones belonged to a dwarf who was related to the other cave inhabitants, whereas __________ would argue that the other inhabitants relied on the dwarf for some unknown purpose.

• A) Social exchange theorists; evolutionary theorists
• B) Evolutionary theorists; social exchange theorists
• C) Social psychologists; evolutionary theorists
• D) Social exchange theorists; social psychologists

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