That there is a tradeoff between investing time and resources in parenting and mating and that the sex that invests more in parenting is the choosier sex when it comes to selecting a mating partner, whereas the sex that invests less in parenting is more competitive among themselves for access to the more-investing sex is called

a. biosocial theory of gender identity and sexual orientation.
b. parental investment theory.
c. gender schema theory.
d. gender development theory.


B

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