Which of the Following Is an Example of Evolutionary Psychology

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of evolutionary psychology?

• A) studying human behaviors as the result of direct evolutionary pressures
• B) charting the relationship between agricultural practices and the evolution of the sickle cell polymorphism
• C) hypothesizing about the cultural abilities of ancient hominins by comparing them to living non-human primates
• D) focusing on the ecological factors that influence present-day hunter-gatherer societies

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