Question 1

Men's same-sex friendships appear to be designed to be more _________ than women's.

Accepted Answer

A)  antagonistic 
B)  costly 
C)  intimate 
D)  instrumental 
A)  antagonistic 
B)  costly 
C)  intimate 
D)  instrumental

Question 2

Tooby and Cosmides argue that selection should fashion assessment mechanisms that make differentiations between __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  concern over welfare and appreciation of benefits 
B)  fair-weather friends and true friends 
C)  beneficial friends and costly friends 
D)  ecological conditions for reciprocating and the benefits of deferring investment 
A)  concern over welfare and appreciation of benefits 
B)  fair-weather friends and true friends 
C)  beneficial friends and costly friends 
D)  ecological conditions for reciprocating and the benefits of deferring investment

Question 3

Individuals in other cultures, such as the Shiwiar, do ____________ Harvard University undergraduates on Wason selection task problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  much poorer than 
B)  much worse than 
C)  as well as 
D)  slightly better than 
A)  much poorer than 
B)  much worse than 
C)  as well as 
D)  slightly better than

Question 4

The banker's paradox is a term that implies that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  resources are limited and should be invested judiciously 
B)  those who need money the most are least likely to receive money and those that need it the least are the most likely to receive money 
C)  those who need money the most are most likely to receive money and those that need it the least are the least likely to receive money 
D)  those who are less needy are less valuable social allies than those who are more needy 
A)  resources are limited and should be invested judiciously 
B)  those who need money the most are least likely to receive money and those that need it the least are the most likely to receive money 
C)  those who need money the most are most likely to receive money and those that need it the least are the least likely to receive money 
D)  those who are less needy are less valuable social allies than those who are more needy

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for increasing the odds of becoming irreplaceable, as discussed by Tooby and Cosmides?

Accepted Answer

A)  promotion of reputation 
B)  cultivate specialized skills 
C)  seek out groups that reciprocate the attributes you offer 
D)  drive off threatening rivals who offer what you formerly did 
A)  promotion of reputation 
B)  cultivate specialized skills 
C)  seek out groups that reciprocate the attributes you offer 
D)  drive off threatening rivals who offer what you formerly did

Question 6

Gigerenzer and Hug found that ___________ governs the types of cheaters for which one looks.

Accepted Answer

A)  one's social experience 
B)  one's point of view 
C)  one's sex 
D)  one's age 
A)  one's social experience 
B)  one's point of view 
C)  one's sex 
D)  one's age

Question 7

Brown proposed that humans have an adaptation that allows them to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  examine the reproductive value of children to determine where investment is most beneficially spent 
B)  assess the genuineness of an altruistic act 
C)  assess a cheater's intentions to reciprocate 
D)  assess an altruist's motives for bestowing benefits 
A)  examine the reproductive value of children to determine where investment is most beneficially spent 
B)  assess the genuineness of an altruistic act 
C)  assess a cheater's intentions to reciprocate 
D)  assess an altruist's motives for bestowing benefits

Question 8

Who developed social contract theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Axelrod 
B)  Hamilton 
C)  Cosmides and Tooby 
D)  Trivers 
A)  Axelrod 
B)  Hamilton 
C)  Cosmides and Tooby 
D)  Trivers

Question 9

Social exchange is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a form of cheater detection 
B)  a term used to describe the gamut of social relationships 
C)  a method designed to determine who is a cheater and who is an altruist 
D)  a form of cooperation 
A)  a form of cheater detection 
B)  a term used to describe the gamut of social relationships 
C)  a method designed to determine who is a cheater and who is an altruist 
D)  a form of cooperation

Men's same-sex friendships appear to be designed to be more _________ than women's.

Tooby and Cosmides argue that selection should fashion assessment mechanisms that make differentiations between __________.

Individuals in other cultures, such as the Shiwiar, do ____________ Harvard University undergraduates on Wason selection task problems.

The banker's paradox is a term that implies that __________.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for increasing the odds of becoming irreplaceable, as discussed by Tooby and Cosmides?

Gigerenzer and Hug found that ___________ governs the types of cheaters for which one looks.

Brown proposed that humans have an adaptation that allows them to __________.

Who developed social contract theory?

Social exchange is __________.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

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

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

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Exam 9: Cooperative Alliances

Men's same-sex friendships appear to be designed to be more _________ than women's.

Tooby and Cosmides argue that selection should fashion assessment mechanisms that make differentiations between __________.

Individuals in other cultures, such as the Shiwiar, do ____________ Harvard University undergraduates on Wason selection task problems.

The banker's paradox is a term that implies that __________.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for increasing the odds of becoming irreplaceable, as discussed by Tooby and Cosmides?

Gigerenzer and Hug found that ___________ governs the types of cheaters for which one looks.

Brown proposed that humans have an adaptation that allows them to __________.

Who developed social contract theory?

Social exchange is __________.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

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

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters