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A Particular Evolutionary Perspective Predicts That Anger and Aggression Are

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A particular evolutionary perspective predicts that anger and aggression are more likely to occur when an individual feels that they have the potential to inflict more cost or withold benefits, thus rendering their aggression more effective. What particular hypothesis did Sell, Tooby, and Cosmides (2009) find evidence for?


A) People who make more money, regardless of gender, are less likely to express or experience anger and aggression because they have ample resources to get what they want
B) Physical strength in men and attractiveness in women are positively related to how often people experience anger and how much they endorse the use of aggression
C) The more frequently men and women report experiencing anger and acting aggressively, the more likely they are to gain power over time
D) Physical strength in men and social status in women are positively correlated with their endorsement of military violence

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