In a Study on Human Mate Choice, Researchers Found That

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In a study on human mate choice, researchers found that daughters choose mates who look like their fathers. To determine whether they choose mates who are genetically similar, the mate choices of adopted daughters were analyzed. Independent judges determined that adopted daughters chose mates with facial similarities to their adoptive father. This influence of parental image on mate choice could be considered a human example of

A) imprinting.
B) habituation.
C) pattern recognition.
D) a dominance hierarchy.