Social Behavior Has Evolved Primarily

question 44

Multiple Choice

Social behavior has evolved primarily:

• A)as a means to consolidate resources in the hands of the most genetically fit.
• B)as a by-product of evolutionary increases in prefrontal cortex volume.
• C)because it aids in survival and reproduction.
• D)in species with language capacities.

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