Which of the following is an example of evolutionary psychology?

a. studying human behaviors as the result of direct evolutionary pressures
b. charting the relationship between agricultural practices and the evolution of the sickle cell polymorphism
c. hypothesizing about the cultural abilities of ancient hominins by comparing them to living non-human primates
d. focusing on the ecological factors that influence present-day hunter-gatherer societies


Answer a

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