As per the question, the context cues reveal that the word 'soft-wired' means 'programmed through adaptation.' The word 'soft' implies something that is flexible and could easily be bent or molded which goes appropriate in the context of humans(in the excerpt) as they program or organize themselves as per the situation through adaptation. <u>Humans adapt themselves even in the situations of suffering and pain caused by rejection and adore them for 'good evolutionary reasons</u>.' Thus, <u>option A</u> is the correct answer.
