Exam 5: Genes, Culture, and Gender

Your mother has commented on how little time your older sister,who recently married,spends on housework,as compared to what she herself used to spend when she was a newlywed.Your mother's comment reflects how gender roles:

Which of the following statements about gender roles is true?

Explain the hindsight criticism of evolutionary psychology.Provide an example of this type of thinking in evolutionary psychology. Answers will vary.

Evolutionary psychology has been criticized for:

Chloe,a young adult woman,is a social worker.She works among the poor and destitute.She is able to feel what others feel,and she collects funds to support the poor in her neighborhood.In the context of connectedness,which of the following traits is most likely exemplified by Chloe in this scenario?

In the context of norms,most Americans maintain a personal space between themselves and strangers of approximately:

Brianna is a 40-year-old divorcee and a mother of three.She has become both assertive and nurturing over the years.In this scenario,Brianna is performing a(n)_____ role.

The evidence from studies of twins and biological and adoptive siblings indicates that shared environmental influences explain approximately _____ percent of individual variations in personality traits.

Identify a true statement about the prevalence of norms in human society.

Maccoby (2002)found that girls tend to _____ compared to boys.

Ethan,a sales executive in a multinational company,believes that if he tries hard he will succeed.This has helped him climb the corporate ladder.According to Leung and Bond's five universal dimensions of social beliefs,to which of the following dimensions does Michael adhere?

Ye-jun,a young immigrant from South Korea,works in the United States.He avoids co-workers who are vegetarians and prefers to eat with his nonvegetarian friends.Ye-jun,in this scenario,is following the _____ of his culture.

The _____ perspective highlights the kinship that results from our shared human nature.

Evolutionary psychology would explain the male tendency to display their "abs and assets" as an example of their striving to offer what women desire,which is:

Fatemeh,an immigrant in the United States,hails from a Muslim country and wears a hijab at the workplace.She believes that the hijab encourages men to see her as a human rather than as a sexual object.She is most likely following the _____ of her Muslim culture.

Punctuality is one of the _____ of North American businesspeople.

Worldwide,women's vocational interests,compared to men,

Women's wages in most countries are _____ percent of men's.

Victoria,a graduate student in a German university,notices that her German friends hold their forks in their left hand while eating meat.However,she,being an American,cuts her meat and then transfers the fork to her right hand.This scenario exemplifies the _____ prevalent in different countries.

The evolutionary process by which heritable traits that best enable organisms to survive and reproduce in particular environments are passed to ensuing generations is called: