According to evolutionary theory, people are more likely to help siblings (with whom they share roughly half of their genes) than cousins (with whom they share roughly one-eighth of their genes), and more likely to help cousins than strangers. Research demonstrates that, in reality, ____.
a. people are more likely to help family members than non-family members, but no more likely to help siblings than cousins
b. people are more likely to help siblings than cousins, but no more likely to help cousins than strangers
c. people are no more likely to help family members than non-family members
d. this pattern by and large holds true
Question 2
Research suggests that important processes allow American blacks to maintain high self-esteem relative to whites. Which of the following has NOT been shown to help American blacks maintain self-esteem?
a. The types of social comparisons that are made
b. The criteria that are used to define success and failure
c. (Race-related) attributions that are made for events
d. The tendency to experience stereotype threat
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