This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: How do evolutionary psychologists use the concepts of kin selection and the reciprocity norm to ... (Read 49 times)

@Brianna17

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 550
on: Jun 22, 2018
How do evolutionary psychologists use the concepts of kin selection and the reciprocity norm to explain human prosocial behavior?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a topic for positive psychology?
 
  a. qualities that assist healthy human functioning
  b. humans' strengths
  c. ways to improve people's lives
  d. treatments for depression


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

efwsefaw

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 351
Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The notion of kin selection posits that people will be more likely to help a genetic relative than someone who is not genetically related; because genetic relatives share our genes, their survival ensures that some of our genes will be passed on. The norm of reciprocity enhances the odds of helping another because this norm reflects the assumption that if we help someone else, the help will be reciprocated sometime in the future, thus enhancing the odds that we will survive to pass on our genes. This norm might have evolved in our species because of the adaptability of cooperation rather than individual selfishness.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


@Brianna17

  • Member
  • Posts: 550
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

diana chang

  • Member
  • Posts: 288
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.

Did you know?

When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

Did you know?

Despite claims by manufacturers, the supplement known as Ginkgo biloba was shown in a study of more than 3,000 participants to be ineffective in reducing development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people.

Did you know?

Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.

Chemistry of life: four key concepts Chemistry of life: four key concepts
In the 1960s, social psychologists did highly creative but controversial experiments. This photo, ... In the 1960s, social psychologists did highly creative but controversial experiments. This photo, ...
Go! All in One: Computer Concepts and Applications (2nd Edition) Go! All in One: Computer Concepts and Applications (2nd Edition)
GO! All in One: Computer Concepts and Applications, 3rd GO! All in One: Computer Concepts and Applications, 3rd
Directional selection Directional selection
Concepts related to stress and coping Concepts related to stress and coping
Video: Griffith's experiments

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library