One study showed that women are better at remembering the location of objects than men. How might an evolutionary psychologist explain this?
A. In our past, women with better location memory were better foragers, and thus reproduced more.
B. The shift from hunter-gather to agricultural societies increased gender differences.
C. Because location memory does not provide a reproductive advantage, it is a random effect.
D. Location memory is not subject to sexual selection.
Answer: A
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