PSYCH-UA 25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Reciprocal Altruism, Evolutionary Psychology
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Of the family to whom they are not kin. that evolutionary fitness involves perpetuating the genes of those to whom who are we second most likely to help. We are mostly likely to help our children, siblings, parents. Why are we more likely to help certain kin than others. The closer they are related to us the more likely we are to help them. Spouses are more likely to aggress upon each other than are parent and child (20 times more likely). Stepchildren a we are relate why does reciprocal altruism occur according to evolutionary psychologist. Cooperation among members of a society enhances the survival of it members. If kin selection exerts an effect on family violence, which members of a family are most likely to be aggresse how d re more likely to be aggressed upon than genetic children (at least 50 times more likely)