Question 11

(Multiple Choice)

Refer to the figure.
Refer to the figure.   These findings most directly support the A) by-product hypothesis, in which the pseudopenis developed as a by-product of some other adaptive change that had positive fitness effects. B) extra-androgen hypothesis, which states that the female pseudopenis develops as a result of the exposure in utero to elevated androgens. C) submission hypothesis, which states that the pseudopenis signals subordination or willingness to bond with other individuals. D) social-bonding hypothesis, which states that the pseudopenis promotes the formation of cooperative coalitions. These findings most directly support the


A) by-product hypothesis, in which the pseudopenis developed as a by-product of some other adaptive change that had positive fitness effects.
B) extra-androgen hypothesis, which states that the female pseudopenis develops as a result of the exposure in utero to elevated androgens.
C) submission hypothesis, which states that the pseudopenis signals subordination or willingness to bond with other individuals.
D) social-bonding hypothesis, which states that the pseudopenis promotes the formation of cooperative coalitions.

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