Natural selection, when applied to human beings, has tended to favor those
Individuals who:
A) acted upon impulse
B) were the fiercest fighters
C) learned best and remembered longest
D) accumulated the greatest surplus

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Natural selection would favor individuals who had the ability to learn and remember information, as this would increase their chances of survival and reproduction. Acting on impulse or being the fiercest fighters may have had some advantages in certain situations, but overall, the ability to learn and adapt would be more advantageous. Accumulating the greatest surplus would also be beneficial, but this may not necessarily require the ability to learn and remember.

Natural Selection, When Applied to Human Beings, Has Tended to Favor