Zondra wakes up in the middle of the night and realizes that her house is on fire. The house is full of family and friends who gathered to celebrate her birthday. She only has time to save one person. According to evolutionary psychologists, who will she be most apt to save?

a. her best friend

b. her cousin

c. her grandmother

d. her brother

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Jorge Baxter

Social Studies

21 October, 16:23

Zondra wakes up in the middle of the night and realizes that her house is on fire. The house is full of family and friends who gathered to celebrate her birthday. She only has time to save one person. According to evolutionary psychologists, who will she be most apt to save?

a. her best friend

b. her cousin

c. her grandmother

d. her brother

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King Malone · Answer 1

d. her brother

Explanation:

Evolutionary psychology is described as one of the branches in psychology which is generally focused on the process through which evolution is responsible for shaping the behavior and mind of an individual. It generally states that a person's brain consists of many "functional mechanisms" known as 'evolved cognitive mechanism' and 'psychological adaptations' that has been designed via 'natural selection'.

An evolutionary psychologist is considered as a person who follows an evolutionary perspective in his or her studies and practice.

The correct answer is option d.