The "Fred Flintstone problem" discussed in your textbook refers to the critique that evolutionary psychologists:
a. assume attractive "Wilmas" will mate with unattractive "Freds" who are good providers.
b. assume our ancestors' societies were very similar to our own.
c. believe that our ancestors coexisted with dinosaurs.
d. place too much emphasis on the Pleistocene Age.
Answer: d
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