According to evolutionary personality theory, men and women base their choice of romantic partners in part on concerns for "parental investment." This means we
A. want the parents of our spouses to be involved in the raising of our children.
B. select mates who are likely to contribute to successful reproduction and child-raising.
C. consider what the parents of our potential partners are like because personality is partly inherited from one's parents.
D. prefer partners for whom both parents were actively involved with their children.
B
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