Which Evolutionary Hypothesis Was Tested by Buss and His Colleagues

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which evolutionary hypothesis was tested by Buss and his colleagues in a cross-cultural study of mating preferences

• A) Preferences in the characteristics of mating partners will be the same for females but differ for males from culture to culture. 
• B) Preferences in the characteristics of mating partners will differ from males to females. 
• C) Preferences in the characteristics of mating partners will be the same from culture to culture. 
• D) Preferences in the characteristics of mating partners will be basically the same for males but differ for females from culture to culture.

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