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Melani1276

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Which of the following is an example of the biocultural approach to understanding human behavior?
 
  a. studying human behaviors as the result of direct evolutionary pressures
  b. charting the relationship between agricultural practices and the evolution of the sickle cell polymorphism
  c. hypothesizing about the cultural abilities of ancient hominins by comparing them to living non-human primates
  d. focusing on the ecological factors that influence present-day hunter-gatherer societies

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Edward O. Wilson defined sociobiology as the science of __________.
 
  a. the biological basis of social behavior
  b. the effects of culture on biology
  c. the effects of society on culture and biology
  d. the sociological basis of biological evolution


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Sassygurl126

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: a


Melani1276

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Excellent

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