Based on information presented in your text, what are the two evolutionary reasons why males are aggressive?

a. dominance and jealousy
b. hostility and instrumentality
c. jealousy and hostility
d. dominance and instrumentality


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. instructions from the experimenter. b. pleas for help from the victim. c. disagreement among authority figures. d. disobedience from other teachers.

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