Question 1

Match each rebuttal with its associated stress test of evolutionary psychology.
-Conservative bias

Accepted Answer

A) Evolution of a cerebral cortex enables humans to have the ability to overcome innate urges. 
B) It is not necessary for people to be consciously aware of what evolutionary theory says is required for reproductive success. 
C) For any theoretical proposal in science, alternative explanations are always possible. 
D) The differences between men and women in mate selection and other behaviors are built-in through biological evolution. 
E) Evolutionary psychologists are not concerned with the moral justification or condemnation of any one aspect of the human psyche. 
A) Evolution of a cerebral cortex enables humans to have the ability to overcome innate urges. 
B) It is not necessary for people to be consciously aware of what evolutionary theory says is required for reproductive success. 
C) For any theoretical proposal in science, alternative explanations are always possible. 
D) The differences between men and women in mate selection and other behaviors are built-in through biological evolution. 
E) Evolutionary psychologists are not concerned with the moral justification or condemnation of any one aspect of the human psyche. E

Question 2

According to the Eagly and Wood's social-structure theory, why are women more likely to value wealth and power in a mate over their physical appearance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Due to their superior strength, men typically hold positions of power and dominance in today's society. 
B)  Women have evolved to value how well their mates will be able to provide for them and their offspring. 
C)  Women are attracted to men who will buy them expensive objects. 
D)  Women are attracted to men who are careful and responsible. 
A)  Due to their superior strength, men typically hold positions of power and dominance in today's society. 
B)  Women have evolved to value how well their mates will be able to provide for them and their offspring. 
C)  Women are attracted to men who will buy them expensive objects. 
D)  Women are attracted to men who are careful and responsible. A

Question 3

Which of the below best describes the future of behavioral genetics according to the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  the further documenting of the fact that genes have important influences on personality 
B)  the further understanding of the ways in which personality traits have evolved over time 
C)  the further understanding of gene-environment correlations and interactions 
D)  the future understanding of the interaction between the current social structure and evolved mechanisms 
A)  the further documenting of the fact that genes have important influences on personality 
B)  the further understanding of the ways in which personality traits have evolved over time 
C)  the further understanding of gene-environment correlations and interactions 
D)  the future understanding of the interaction between the current social structure and evolved mechanisms C

Question 4

How might a behavior geneticist explain the statistically significant finding that television watching is heritable?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is an active gene that causes individuals to watch TV. 
B)  There are related heritable propensities, such as sensation seeking or lethargy, that might lead one to watch TV more often. 
C)  Individuals form TV watching habits if they grow up with parents who often watch TV. 
D)  Parents encourage their children to watch TV because of its inherent tendency to keep them well-informed about the world around them, which helps secure their reproductive success. 
A)  There is an active gene that causes individuals to watch TV. 
B)  There are related heritable propensities, such as sensation seeking or lethargy, that might lead one to watch TV more often. 
C)  Individuals form TV watching habits if they grow up with parents who often watch TV. 
D)  Parents encourage their children to watch TV because of its inherent tendency to keep them well-informed about the world around them, which helps secure their reproductive success.

Question 5

Harry was just fired from his job. According to a recent study, the particular kind of depression that will MOST likely follow is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional pain, crying, and seeking social support. 
B)  aggression, hostility, and anger. 
C)  fatigue, pessimism, and guilt. 
D)  sexual dysfunction, increased cortisol, and increased motor activity. 
A)  emotional pain, crying, and seeking social support. 
B)  aggression, hostility, and anger. 
C)  fatigue, pessimism, and guilt. 
D)  sexual dysfunction, increased cortisol, and increased motor activity.

Question 6

The debate between evolutionary theories on sex differences and Eagly and Wood's theory on social structure is comparable to the ________ versus________ debate.

Accepted Answer

A)  biological reductionism; evolutionary reductionism 
B)  nature; nurture 
C)  "dilemma of the rarely exercised option"; "just so" stories 
D)  epigenetics; behavioral genetics 
A)  biological reductionism; evolutionary reductionism 
B)  nature; nurture 
C)  "dilemma of the rarely exercised option"; "just so" stories 
D)  epigenetics; behavioral genetics

Question 7

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior.
-Altruism

Accepted Answer

A) Useful in seeking social support 
B) Enables social dominance and an increase in status 
C) Helps secure the reproductive success of close relatives 
D) Increases awareness of infidelity 
E) Helps secure a dedicated and lifelong mate 
A) Useful in seeking social support 
B) Enables social dominance and an increase in status 
C) Helps secure the reproductive success of close relatives 
D) Increases awareness of infidelity 
E) Helps secure a dedicated and lifelong mate

Question 8

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior.
-Male sexual jealousy

Accepted Answer

A) Useful in seeking social support 
B) Enables social dominance and an increase in status 
C) Helps secure the reproductive success of close relatives 
D) Increases awareness of infidelity 
E) Helps secure a dedicated and lifelong mate 
A) Useful in seeking social support 
B) Enables social dominance and an increase in status 
C) Helps secure the reproductive success of close relatives 
D) Increases awareness of infidelity 
E) Helps secure a dedicated and lifelong mate

Question 9

What is a common methodological concern of evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The methods used are too qualitative. 
B)  Evolutionary psychologists do not employ the scientific method. 
C)  All the theories of evolutionary psychology are too difficult or even possible to empirically test. 
D)  Evolutionary psychology is too heavily influenced by anthropology. 
A)  The methods used are too qualitative. 
B)  Evolutionary psychologists do not employ the scientific method. 
C)  All the theories of evolutionary psychology are too difficult or even possible to empirically test. 
D)  Evolutionary psychology is too heavily influenced by anthropology.

Question 10

Match each rebuttal with its associated stress test of evolutionary psychology.
-Biological determinism

Accepted Answer

A) Evolution of a cerebral cortex enables humans to have the ability to overcome innate urges. 
B) It is not necessary for people to be consciously aware of what evolutionary theory says is required for reproductive success. 
C) For any theoretical proposal in science, alternative explanations are always possible. 
D) The differences between men and women in mate selection and other behaviors are built-in through biological evolution. 
E) Evolutionary psychologists are not concerned with the moral justification or condemnation of any one aspect of the human psyche. 
A) Evolution of a cerebral cortex enables humans to have the ability to overcome innate urges. 
B) It is not necessary for people to be consciously aware of what evolutionary theory says is required for reproductive success. 
C) For any theoretical proposal in science, alternative explanations are always possible. 
D) The differences between men and women in mate selection and other behaviors are built-in through biological evolution. 
E) Evolutionary psychologists are not concerned with the moral justification or condemnation of any one aspect of the human psyche.

Question 11

In contrast to evolutionary theorizing, Eagly and Wood (1999) suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  societies' norms reflect men's greater size and strength and women's role in childbearing more than biologically hardwired behavioral tendencies. 
B)  social norms are shaped by evolutionary forces and therefore are impossible to change. 
C)  social norms regarding child care vary dramatically from one culture to the next. 
D)  the great diversity of gender roles across cultures undermines evolutionary perspectives. 
A)  societies' norms reflect men's greater size and strength and women's role in childbearing more than biologically hardwired behavioral tendencies. 
B)  social norms are shaped by evolutionary forces and therefore are impossible to change. 
C)  social norms regarding child care vary dramatically from one culture to the next. 
D)  the great diversity of gender roles across cultures undermines evolutionary perspectives.

Question 12

Match each person-environment transaction type with its appropriate example.
-Evocative

Accepted Answer

A) An adventurous individual decides to move to another country and thus experiences many new situations. 
B) A rebellious child leads to more strict parenting styles. 
C) An individual develops an anxiety disorder after experiencing a traumatic event. 
A) An adventurous individual decides to move to another country and thus experiences many new situations. 
B) A rebellious child leads to more strict parenting styles. 
C) An individual develops an anxiety disorder after experiencing a traumatic event.

Question 13

In which sample would you expect the heritability of IQ to be the lowest?

Accepted Answer

A)  low socioeconomic status twins 
B)  middle socioeconomic status twins 
C)  high socioeconomic status twins 
D)  none of the above; the heritability will be the same in all three groups 
A)  low socioeconomic status twins 
B)  middle socioeconomic status twins 
C)  high socioeconomic status twins 
D)  none of the above; the heritability will be the same in all three groups

Question 14

What might explain the difference in heritability coefficients between twin and non-twin studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased measurement error in non-twin studies 
B)  the presence of interactive genetic effects 
C)  the greater statistical power of twin studies 
D)  the rarity of non-twin studies 
A)  increased measurement error in non-twin studies 
B)  the presence of interactive genetic effects 
C)  the greater statistical power of twin studies 
D)  the rarity of non-twin studies

Question 15

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior.
-Female mate pickiness

Accepted Answer

A) Useful in seeking social support 
B) Enables social dominance and an increase in status 
C) Helps secure the reproductive success of close relatives 
D) Increases awareness of infidelity 
E) Helps secure a dedicated and lifelong mate 
A) Useful in seeking social support 
B) Enables social dominance and an increase in status 
C) Helps secure the reproductive success of close relatives 
D) Increases awareness of infidelity 
E) Helps secure a dedicated and lifelong mate

Question 16

Linda suffers from depression, whereas her brother Kyle is more emotionally stable. Which of the following genes is likely to differ between Kyle and Linda?

Accepted Answer

A)  DRD4 
B)  SSRI 
C)  5-HTT 
D)  APOA 
A)  DRD4 
B)  SSRI 
C)  5-HTT 
D)  APOA

Question 17

If Sally believes that anything natural is morally acceptable, she is committing a(n) ________ fallacy.

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic 
B)  reductionistic 
C)  justificationist 
D)  evolutionary 
A)  naturalistic 
B)  reductionistic 
C)  justificationist 
D)  evolutionary

Question 18

A researcher interested in predicting patterns of helping behavior using the concept of inclusive fitness would want to know

Accepted Answer

A)  how strongly helping behavior in biological parents correlates with helping behavior in their offspring. 
B)  how much genetic material you share with someone you might help. 
C)  the similarity between adopted siblings on measures of helping behavior. 
D)  monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) correlations for helping behavior. 
A)  how strongly helping behavior in biological parents correlates with helping behavior in their offspring. 
B)  how much genetic material you share with someone you might help. 
C)  the similarity between adopted siblings on measures of helping behavior. 
D)  monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) correlations for helping behavior.

Question 19

Much of the world is changing toward a setting where physical strength matters less and alternative child-care arrangements are possible. The view that men's and women's behavioral tendencies are determined by social structure implies that

Accepted Answer

A)  their behavioral tendencies will change over thousands of years. 
B)  their behavioral tendencies will change relatively quickly (over hundreds of years). 
C)  their behavioral tendencies will probably never change. 
D)  men will primarily adopt child-rearing duties and women will primarily adopt the duties of rulers and warriors. 
A)  their behavioral tendencies will change over thousands of years. 
B)  their behavioral tendencies will change relatively quickly (over hundreds of years). 
C)  their behavioral tendencies will probably never change. 
D)  men will primarily adopt child-rearing duties and women will primarily adopt the duties of rulers and warriors.

Question 20

The field of study that attempts to explain how individual differences in behavior (i.e., personality traits) are shared by biological relatives is called

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary biology. 
B)  behavioral genetics. 
C)  heritability science. 
D)  behavioral Darwinism. 
A)  evolutionary biology. 
B)  behavioral genetics. 
C)  heritability science. 
D)  behavioral Darwinism.

Match each rebuttal with its associated stress test of evolutionary psychology. -Conservative bias

According to the Eagly and Wood's social-structure theory, why are women more likely to value wealth and power in a mate over their physical appearance?

Which of the below best describes the future of behavioral genetics according to the text?

How might a behavior geneticist explain the statistically significant finding that television watching is heritable?

Harry was just fired from his job. According to a recent study, the particular kind of depression that will MOST likely follow is characterized by

The debate between evolutionary theories on sex differences and Eagly and Wood's theory on social structure is comparable to the versus debate.

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior. -Altruism

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior. -Male sexual jealousy

What is a common methodological concern of evolutionary psychology?

Match each rebuttal with its associated stress test of evolutionary psychology. -Biological determinism

In contrast to evolutionary theorizing, Eagly and Wood (1999) suggest that

Match each person-environment transaction type with its appropriate example. -Evocative

In which sample would you expect the heritability of IQ to be the lowest?

What might explain the difference in heritability coefficients between twin and non-twin studies?

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior. -Female mate pickiness

Linda suffers from depression, whereas her brother Kyle is more emotionally stable. Which of the following genes is likely to differ between Kyle and Linda?

If Sally believes that anything natural is morally acceptable, she is committing a(n) ________ fallacy.

A researcher interested in predicting patterns of helping behavior using the concept of inclusive fitness would want to know

Much of the world is changing toward a setting where physical strength matters less and alternative child-care arrangements are possible. The view that men's and women's behavioral tendencies are determined by social structure implies that

The field of study that attempts to explain how individual differences in behavior (i.e., personality traits) are shared by biological relatives is called

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Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

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Exam 9: Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Match each rebuttal with its associated stress test of evolutionary psychology. -Conservative bias

According to the Eagly and Wood's social-structure theory, why are women more likely to value wealth and power in a mate over their physical appearance?

Which of the below best describes the future of behavioral genetics according to the text?

How might a behavior geneticist explain the statistically significant finding that television watching is heritable?

Harry was just fired from his job. According to a recent study, the particular kind of depression that will MOST likely follow is characterized by

The debate between evolutionary theories on sex differences and Eagly and Wood's theory on social structure is comparable to the ________ versus________ debate.

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior. -Altruism

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior. -Male sexual jealousy

What is a common methodological concern of evolutionary psychology?

Match each rebuttal with its associated stress test of evolutionary psychology. -Biological determinism

In contrast to evolutionary theorizing, Eagly and Wood (1999) suggest that

Match each person-environment transaction type with its appropriate example. -Evocative

In which sample would you expect the heritability of IQ to be the lowest?

What might explain the difference in heritability coefficients between twin and non-twin studies?

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior. -Female mate pickiness

Linda suffers from depression, whereas her brother Kyle is more emotionally stable. Which of the following genes is likely to differ between Kyle and Linda?

If Sally believes that anything natural is morally acceptable, she is committing a(n) ________ fallacy.

A researcher interested in predicting patterns of helping behavior using the concept of inclusive fitness would want to know

Much of the world is changing toward a setting where physical strength matters less and alternative child-care arrangements are possible. The view that men's and women's behavioral tendencies are determined by social structure implies that

The field of study that attempts to explain how individual differences in behavior (i.e., personality traits) are shared by biological relatives is called

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

What Have We Learned

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The debate between evolutionary theories on sex differences and Eagly and Wood's theory on social structure is comparable to the versus debate.