They can surrender the baby at any Fire Station or Police Station.
They can place the baby for adoption.
They can release custody to the baby's grandparents as well.
Assertive people would have all of these attributed except having respect for others - C.
Although even this answer perhaps couldn't be considered true because assertive people can have a positive attitude and respect towards other people it's just that in their case they respect themselves more and have a more positive view of themselves as well.
My answer to the question is option A and B.
Answer:
These researchers are confusing the every-day meaning of selfish with the evolutionary meaning; if generous behavior is adaptive, then it is also selfish in evolutionary terms.
Explanation:
From their claim, it is clear that the researchers are simply confusing the general meaning of selfishness with the evolutionary meaning. This means that generous behavior isn't adaptive, because if it is, then it is okay to say that generous behavior is also selfish when defined from an evolutionary point of view.