Social Contract Theory __________

question 44

Multiple Choice

Social contract theory __________.

• A)focuses on problems of reciprocal altruism but has a greater focus on kin relationships
• B)was developed originally with chimpanzees but later applied to humans
• C)was developed to explain cooperative exchange in humans with an emphasis on how humans have solved the adaptive problem of cheater detection
• D)was developed to explain cooperative exchange in humans with an emphasis on how humans have solved the adaptive problem of alliance formation

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