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olgavictoria

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Evolutionary approaches to helping do not explain why people sometimes perform completely selfless acts for the sake of strangers. According to Campbell, these acts are better explained by
 
  a. social evolution
  b. childrearing
  c. feelings of empathy
  d. personality characteristics

Question 2

Evolutionary theorists believe that altruism among animals and humans persists because
 
  a. helping provides the helper with emotional rewards
  b. helping increases survival value
  c. helping is rarely risky to the helper
  d. helping makes an individual appealing to potential sexual partners


nyrave

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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