When it comes to personality, the phrase "opposites attract" seems to be the exception, rather than the rule. People typically match up pretty closely when it comes to choices of romantic partners
Which evolutionary principle has been used to explain this phenomenon?
a. Natural selection
b. Assortative mating
c. Adaptation
d. Survival of the fittest
Answer: B
Rationale: This is choosing sexual partners who are similar to the individual doing the searching.
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a. hypomania. b. anhedonia. c. affective neurosis. d. cyclothymia.
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a) operant conditioning b) cognitive dissonance c) persuasion d) positive reinforcement
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a. seems unrelated to other experiences in children’s lives b. is more likely to occur in same-gender rather than in cross-gender pairs c. is uncommon and restricted to a few children d. is the consequence of frustration for children as well as for adults