Question

Year-old patty is in a car accident with her son, sister, and a friend. she has time to save herself and one other person. according to evolutionary psychology, who will patty likely help

Answer 1

50-year-old Patty is in a car accident with her son, sister, and a friend. She has time to save herself and one other person. According to evolutionary psychology, who will Patty likely help?

her son

Answer 2

According to evolutionary psychology, Patty will most likely help her son.

Step-by-step explanation:

Evolutionary psychology is an approach to study human behavior that draws from evolutionary biology, and takes the process of natural selection as an important base for studying the human mind.

According to this approach, the protective behavior mothers have towards their children is an evolutionary mechanism that developed to ensure the continuity of the genes. By protecting and saving the offspring, the species will survive another generation; that is why, in the example given in the question, Patty would most likely save her son.