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Starlight · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Evolutionary psychology would have the most trouble explaining which of the following incidents?

a. When Jane was in a building that caught on fire, she let everyone else exit before her, even though she didn't know them.
b. Bob risks his life to save his nephew, who was drowning.
c. Nancy runs in front of a moving car to keep her daughter from being hit.
d. When Kareem was put in the unfortunate situation of saving his cousin or his son in a boating accident, he chose to save his son.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about prosocial behavior?

a. How often people have moved from one place to another influences how helpful they are.
b. There is no effect of personality on prosocial behavior.
c. Being in a bad mood decreases prosocial behavior.
d. Being in a good mood decreases prosocial behavior.