Question 1

Which of the following relatives is least related to you, genetically?

Accepted Answer

A)  grandmother 
B)  niece 
C)  half-brother 
D)  first cousin 
A)  grandmother 
B)  niece 
C)  half-brother 
D)  first cousin D

Question 2

Evolution refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  changes over time in organic structure 
B)  differences between species 
C)  changes over time in the shape of the human skull 
D)  differences between men and women 
A)  changes over time in organic structure 
B)  differences between species 
C)  changes over time in the shape of the human skull 
D)  differences between men and women A

Question 3

According to Hamilton (1954), _________ is the sum of classical fitness plus the effects the individual's actions have on the reproductive success of his or her genetic relatives, weighted by the degree of genetic relatedness.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct fitness 
B)  indirect fitness 
C)  inclusive fitness 
D)  exclusive fitness 
A)  direct fitness 
B)  indirect fitness 
C)  inclusive fitness 
D)  exclusive fitness C

Question 4

Genetic determinism implies that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  genes determine behavior 
B)  behavior is caused by the interaction of genes and environment 
C)  culture determines all behavior 
D)  if a trait is natural, it is "good" 
A)  genes determine behavior 
B)  behavior is caused by the interaction of genes and environment 
C)  culture determines all behavior 
D)  if a trait is natural, it is "good"

Question 5

_________ provides the "raw materials" for evolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Variation 
B)  Particulation 
C)  Selection 
D)  Inheritance 
A)  Variation 
B)  Particulation 
C)  Selection 
D)  Inheritance

Question 6

Which of the following questions is NOT a focus of evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why is the mind designed the way that it is? 
B)  How do the components of the mind interact with the environment? 
C)  What is the relationship between the human mind and the Big Bang? 
D)  What are the functions of the components of the human mind? 
A)  Why is the mind designed the way that it is? 
B)  How do the components of the mind interact with the environment? 
C)  What is the relationship between the human mind and the Big Bang? 
D)  What are the functions of the components of the human mind?

Question 7

In contrast to the theory of natural selection, which focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful survival, the theory of ______________ focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful mating.

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual selection 
B)  internal selection 
C)  external selection 
D)  social selection 
A)  sexual selection 
B)  internal selection 
C)  external selection 
D)  social selection

Question 8

Knowledge about evolved social psychological adaptations __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  provides evidence that genes play the most important role in shaping behavior 
B)  suggests that humans are different from all other animals 
C)  suggests that behavior is not modifiable 
D)  gives us power to change targeted behaviors 
A)  provides evidence that genes play the most important role in shaping behavior 
B)  suggests that humans are different from all other animals 
C)  suggests that behavior is not modifiable 
D)  gives us power to change targeted behaviors

Question 9

Margaret Mead was famous for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  her fieldwork studying Antarctic cultures 
B)  claiming to have found cultures with reversed sex roles, and with no fighting, murder, or sexual jealousy 
C)  debunking findings of cultures with reversed sex roles 
D)  her writings on the thoughts, behaviors, and rituals on which learning could operate 
A)  her fieldwork studying Antarctic cultures 
B)  claiming to have found cultures with reversed sex roles, and with no fighting, murder, or sexual jealousy 
C)  debunking findings of cultures with reversed sex roles 
D)  her writings on the thoughts, behaviors, and rituals on which learning could operate

Question 10

The process of _________ refers to the component of Darwin's theory of evolution that states that organisms with some heritable attributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with the tasks of survival and reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A)  variation 
B)  particulation 
C)  selection 
D)  inheritance 
A)  variation 
B)  particulation 
C)  selection 
D)  inheritance

Question 11

Which of the following did not coalesce into the cognitive revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  violations of the fundamental laws of learning 
B)  underlying structures for language that are invariable across cultures 
C)  technology such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that allowed psychologists to "peer" into the minds of humans 
D)  the rise of computers 
A)  violations of the fundamental laws of learning 
B)  underlying structures for language that are invariable across cultures 
C)  technology such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that allowed psychologists to "peer" into the minds of humans 
D)  the rise of computers

Question 12

According to Cuvier's theory of catastrophism, species are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  extinguished by sudden catastrophes and replaced by different species 
B)  irradiated by sudden catastrophes, thereafter replacing other species 
C)  extinguished by gradual elimination due to disease, leaving room for new species 
D)  irradiated and extinguished, and replaced by the same species 
A)  extinguished by sudden catastrophes and replaced by different species 
B)  irradiated by sudden catastrophes, thereafter replacing other species 
C)  extinguished by gradual elimination due to disease, leaving room for new species 
D)  irradiated and extinguished, and replaced by the same species

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the three essential processes identified by Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A)  variation 
B)  particulation 
C)  selection 
D)  inheritance 
A)  variation 
B)  particulation 
C)  selection 
D)  inheritance

Question 14

Classical conditioning differed from operant conditioning in the role given to _________ in human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement 
B)  radical behaviorism 
C)  culture 
D)  instincts 
A)  reinforcement 
B)  radical behaviorism 
C)  culture 
D)  instincts

Question 15

All adaptations are selected for, and evolve, because they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  result in more muscular animals 
B)  promote the good of the species 
C)  increase the intelligence of the species 
D)  promote inclusive fitness 
A)  result in more muscular animals 
B)  promote the good of the species 
C)  increase the intelligence of the species 
D)  promote inclusive fitness

Question 16

Behaviorism was a direct reaction to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin's theory of natural selection 
B)  the cognitive revolution 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  James's psychology of instincts 
A)  Darwin's theory of natural selection 
B)  the cognitive revolution 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  James's psychology of instincts

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a misunderstanding of evolutionary theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic determinism 
B)  Behavior is impervious to change. 
C)  Adaptations are optimally designed. 
D)  Adaptations are designed to confront environmental problems. 
A)  genetic determinism 
B)  Behavior is impervious to change. 
C)  Adaptations are optimally designed. 
D)  Adaptations are designed to confront environmental problems.

Question 18

Human behavior cannot occur without which of the following sets of two ingredients?

Accepted Answer

A)  culture and socialization 
B)  psychological machinery and natural selection 
C)  adaptations and environmental input 
D)  environmental input and developmental activation 
A)  culture and socialization 
B)  psychological machinery and natural selection 
C)  adaptations and environmental input 
D)  environmental input and developmental activation

Question 19

Harry Harlow used the theory behind operant conditioning to predict incorrectly that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  monkeys would prefer a wire mesh mother that dispensed food 
B)  monkeys would prefer a wire mesh mother with a soft cloth cover that did not dispense food 
C)  monkeys would withdraw from, and be frightened by, both wire mesh mothers 
D)  monkeys would prefer both wire mesh mothers equally 
A)  monkeys would prefer a wire mesh mother that dispensed food 
B)  monkeys would prefer a wire mesh mother with a soft cloth cover that did not dispense food 
C)  monkeys would withdraw from, and be frightened by, both wire mesh mothers 
D)  monkeys would prefer both wire mesh mothers equally

Question 20

Which of the following clues to change in organic structure over time were not known or noted prior to Darwin?

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-species structural similarities 
B)  cross-species embryological similarities 
C)  apparent function of traits 
D)  mechanism to explain change in organic structure over time 
A)  cross-species structural similarities 
B)  cross-species embryological similarities 
C)  apparent function of traits 
D)  mechanism to explain change in organic structure over time

Which of the following relatives is least related to you, genetically?

Evolution refers to __________.

According to Hamilton (1954), _________ is the sum of classical fitness plus the effects the individual's actions have on the reproductive success of his or her genetic relatives, weighted by the degree of genetic relatedness.

Genetic determinism implies that __________.

_________ provides the "raw materials" for evolution.

Which of the following questions is NOT a focus of evolutionary psychology?

In contrast to the theory of natural selection, which focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful survival, the theory of ______________ focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful mating.

Knowledge about evolved social psychological adaptations __________.

Margaret Mead was famous for __________.

The process of _________ refers to the component of Darwin's theory of evolution that states that organisms with some heritable attributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with the tasks of survival and reproduction.

Which of the following did not coalesce into the cognitive revolution?

According to Cuvier's theory of catastrophism, species are __________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three essential processes identified by Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

Classical conditioning differed from operant conditioning in the role given to _________ in human behavior.

All adaptations are selected for, and evolve, because they __________.

Behaviorism was a direct reaction to __________.

Which of the following is NOT a misunderstanding of evolutionary theory?

Human behavior cannot occur without which of the following sets of two ingredients?

Harry Harlow used the theory behind operant conditioning to predict incorrectly that __________.

Which of the following clues to change in organic structure over time were not known or noted prior to Darwin?

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature:

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

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Exam 1: The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

Which of the following relatives is least related to you, genetically?

Evolution refers to __________.

According to Hamilton (1954), _________ is the sum of classical fitness plus the effects the individual's actions have on the reproductive success of his or her genetic relatives, weighted by the degree of genetic relatedness.

Genetic determinism implies that __________.

_________ provides the "raw materials" for evolution.

Which of the following questions is NOT a focus of evolutionary psychology?

In contrast to the theory of natural selection, which focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful survival, the theory of ______________ focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful mating.

Knowledge about evolved social psychological adaptations __________.

Margaret Mead was famous for __________.

The process of _________ refers to the component of Darwin's theory of evolution that states that organisms with some heritable attributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with the tasks of survival and reproduction.

Which of the following did not coalesce into the cognitive revolution?

According to Cuvier's theory of catastrophism, species are __________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three essential processes identified by Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

Classical conditioning differed from operant conditioning in the role given to _________ in human behavior.

All adaptations are selected for, and evolve, because they __________.

Behaviorism was a direct reaction to __________.

Which of the following is NOT a misunderstanding of evolutionary theory?

Human behavior cannot occur without which of the following sets of two ingredients?

Harry Harlow used the theory behind operant conditioning to predict incorrectly that __________.

Which of the following clues to change in organic structure over time were not known or noted prior to Darwin?

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature:

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters