Which of the following is true of evolutionary psychology?

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Evolutionary psychology believes that human cognitive structures evolved over time just as human behavior did. This means that our mental processes, including perception, memory, and reasoning, evolved for specific adaptive reasons, such as increased survival and reproduction.

Answer: B
 Evolutionary psychology does allow for the possibility that some traits displayed by humans may be simply "design flaws" or non-adaptive byproducts of other adaptive traits. This means that not every observable human characteristic necessarily has adaptive significance.

Answer: None of the above
 Option A is incorrect as evolutionary psychology does recognize that every observable human characteristic has adaptive significance. Option D is incorrect as evolutionary psychology recognizes that men and women differ in their mating preferences due to differences in evolutionary pressures.

Which of the Following Is True of Evolutionary Psychology