On the surface, the problem of attributing altruistic behavior to evolution by natural
selection is that
a. natural selection has not played an important role in human evolution.
b. from an evolutionary standpoint, altruistic behavior seems unlikely to be favored by natural
selection.
c. altruistic behavior is too subtle and too complicated a trait to be caused by evolutionary
variables.
d. altruistic behavior always increases the personal fitness of the altruist.
e. altrustic behavior reduces the fitness of altruist and recipient alike.
b. from an evolutionary standpoint, altruistic behavior seems unlikely to be favored by
natural selection.
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