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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the Behavioural Immune System?Group of answer choicesIt involves cognitive hyper-vigilance for disease cuesIt involves individual and collective behaviourIt is related to similar adaptations in nonhuman animalsIt puts people at risk of missing signs of contamination when attending to infection risks

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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the Behavioural Immune System?Group of answer choicesIt involves cognitive hyper-vigilance for disease cuesIt involves individual and collective behaviourIt is related to similar adaptations in nonhuman animalsIt puts people at risk of missing signs of contamination when attending to infection risks

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The statement that is FALSE regarding the Behavioural Immune System is: "It puts people at risk of missing signs of contamination when attending to infection risks". The Behavioural Immune System is designed to help individuals detect and avoid potential sources of disease and infection. Therefore, it should make people more, not less, likely to notice signs of contamination.

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