The type of selection that favored progressively larger brain size in human evolution is ________ selection.

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Directional selection is a type of natural selection that favors individuals with traits that are at one extreme of the distribution. In the case of human evolution, larger brain size was a trait that provided a selective advantage, leading to directional selection favoring individuals with progressively larger brain sizes over time.

The Type of Selection That Favored Progressively Larger Brain Size