Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about parent-offspring conflict.
Hints
- Two options are misconceptions - one moralizes the conflict, one misstates relatedness.
- A parent IS related (r = 0.5) to future offspring, and the conflict is genetic math, not morality.
Show the answer
- A. From the mother's side, the pup at the teat and the unborn one are equal.
- D. An offspring values a benefit to itself twice as much as the same benefit to a future sibling.
- E. The disagreement is written into the relatedness arithmetic, not into anyone's temperament.
Why
Relatedness asymmetry, the offspring's 2:1 self-valuation, and the parent's equal valuation are all true. The conflict is not moral selfishness, and the parent IS related (r = 0.5) to future offspring - so those two are false.
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