What Is a Proposed Function of Women's Mate-Copying Adaptations

question 10

Multiple Choice

What is a proposed function of women's mate-copying adaptations?

• A)Women are motivated to engage in intrasexual competition and mate copying functions to provide a context to increase competition between women.
• B)Mate copying functions to prevent women from becoming attracted to homosexual men.
• C)Women provide information to other women about a man's quality as a mate to improve the reproductive success of the species.
• D)Women can vicariously obtain information about a man's relative value as a mate.

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