Question 1

Which of the following elements is NOt universal across all languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  major lexical categories (like nouns, verbs, adjectives) 
B)  rules of linear order 
C)  the underlying sounds used 
D)  verb affixes which denote the timeframe of the event 
A)  major lexical categories (like nouns, verbs, adjectives) 
B)  rules of linear order 
C)  the underlying sounds used 
D)  verb affixes which denote the timeframe of the event C

Question 2

Which of the following is a documented example of reactive heritability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Offspring's tendency to rebel against their parents post-puberty. 
B)  The positive correlation between parents' IQ and offspring's IQ. 
C)  Men's significantly greater tendency to prefer short-term mating relationships, relative to women. 
D)  The positive correlation between extraversion and physical strength. 
A)  Offspring's tendency to rebel against their parents post-puberty. 
B)  The positive correlation between parents' IQ and offspring's IQ. 
C)  Men's significantly greater tendency to prefer short-term mating relationships, relative to women. 
D)  The positive correlation between extraversion and physical strength. D

Question 3

Frequency-dependent selection requires that the payoff of a strategy _____________ as its frequency ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases; decreases 
B)  increases; increases 
C)  is static; increases or decreases 
D)  none of the above 
A)  increases; decreases 
B)  increases; increases 
C)  is static; increases or decreases 
D)  none of the above A

Question 4

The ecological dominance/social competition (EDSC) hypothesis states that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  because humans were constantly faced with harsh ecological conditions, they had to evolve high levels of intelligence in order to combat the environment 
B)  those humans who were best able to compete socially by harnessing the power of ecology tended to acquire more sexual access to mates 
C)  since humans were able to subdue the hostile forces of nature, the only competition left was among themselves, resulting in the evolution of a larger brain 
D)  none of the above 
A)  because humans were constantly faced with harsh ecological conditions, they had to evolve high levels of intelligence in order to combat the environment 
B)  those humans who were best able to compete socially by harnessing the power of ecology tended to acquire more sexual access to mates 
C)  since humans were able to subdue the hostile forces of nature, the only competition left was among themselves, resulting in the evolution of a larger brain 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

One study found that each additional IQ point is associated with a 1 percent __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in relative risk of infertility 
B)  reduction in relative risk of infertility 
C)  reduction in relative risk of death 
D)  increase in relative risk of death 
A)  increase in relative risk of infertility 
B)  reduction in relative risk of infertility 
C)  reduction in relative risk of death 
D)  increase in relative risk of death

Question 6

The frequentist hypothesis states that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  some human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output probabilistic behavior 
B)  some human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output frequency information 
C)  all human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output frequency information 
D)  none of the above 
A)  some human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output probabilistic behavior 
B)  some human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output frequency information 
C)  all human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output frequency information 
D)  none of the above

Question 7

Gottfredson challenges the EDSC hypothesis on the grounds that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ and social intelligence are highly correlated 
B)  IQ and social intelligence are not correlated 
C)  individual differences in survival are not linked with intelligence 
D)  individuals of higher intelligence tend to die earlier 
A)  IQ and social intelligence are highly correlated 
B)  IQ and social intelligence are not correlated 
C)  individual differences in survival are not linked with intelligence 
D)  individuals of higher intelligence tend to die earlier

Question 8

The symptom of sadness ______________, while the symptom of crying _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  motivates avoidance of future losses; is a signal soliciting help from others 
B)  allows us to more objectively evaluate our goals; protects us against a threat of attack 
C)  is a signal soliciting help from others; allows us to more objectively evaluate our goals 
D)  protects us against a threat of attack; motivates avoidance of future losses 
A)  motivates avoidance of future losses; is a signal soliciting help from others 
B)  allows us to more objectively evaluate our goals; protects us against a threat of attack 
C)  is a signal soliciting help from others; allows us to more objectively evaluate our goals 
D)  protects us against a threat of attack; motivates avoidance of future losses

Question 9

Cross-cultural variability in pathogen prevalence has provided support for the hypothesis that some cultural differences are adaptive patterns of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  transmitted culture 
B)  evoked culture 
C)  costly signaling 
D)  reactive heritability 
A)  transmitted culture 
B)  evoked culture 
C)  costly signaling 
D)  reactive heritability

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a bias documented in human social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  correspondence bias 
B)  self-handicapping 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  confrontational bias 
A)  correspondence bias 
B)  self-handicapping 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  confrontational bias

Question 11

Evolved mechanisms can fail in all but which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  activation failure 
B)  context failure 
C)  deactivation failure 
D)  coordination failure 
A)  activation failure 
B)  context failure 
C)  deactivation failure 
D)  coordination failure

Question 12

The entire cognitive system, according to an evolutionary psychological perspective, is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a simple collection of domain-general processing devices that interact in complex ways 
B)  a complex collection of interrelated domain-specific information-processing devices 
C)  a complex collection of interrelated domain-general information-processing devices 
D)  a simple collection of interrelated domain-specific information-processing devices 
A)  a simple collection of domain-general processing devices that interact in complex ways 
B)  a complex collection of interrelated domain-specific information-processing devices 
C)  a complex collection of interrelated domain-general information-processing devices 
D)  a simple collection of interrelated domain-specific information-processing devices

Question 13

All of the following are traits that might be maintained by frequency-dependent selection EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  proportions of biological sex 
B)  mating strategies 
C)  language 
D)  psychopathology 
A)  proportions of biological sex 
B)  mating strategies 
C)  language 
D)  psychopathology

Question 14

Chisholm suggests that variations in parental mating strategy and parental investment result in differences in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attachment security 
B)  theory of mind 
C)  personality characteristics 
D)  none of the above 
A)  attachment security 
B)  theory of mind 
C)  personality characteristics 
D)  none of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is a cornerstone of traditional cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  domain specificity 
B)  functional analysis 
C)  functional agnosticism 
D)  descriptive agnosticism 
A)  domain specificity 
B)  functional analysis 
C)  functional agnosticism 
D)  descriptive agnosticism

Question 16

Rather than ___________, humans have _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  domain-specific reasoning capabilities; domain-general reasoning capabilities 
B)  multiple intelligences; a general intelligence 
C)  a general ability to reason; many specialized abilities to reason 
D)  content-specific psychological mechanisms; content-general psychological mechanisms 
A)  domain-specific reasoning capabilities; domain-general reasoning capabilities 
B)  multiple intelligences; a general intelligence 
C)  a general ability to reason; many specialized abilities to reason 
D)  content-specific psychological mechanisms; content-general psychological mechanisms

Question 17

Ecological rationality is a theory that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  states that the human environment has had certain statistical regularities that are utilized to facilitate adaptive problem solving 
B)  has a solid evolutionary basis but has not yet received empirical support 
C)  is consistent with traditional cognitive psychology 
D)  all of the above 
A)  states that the human environment has had certain statistical regularities that are utilized to facilitate adaptive problem solving 
B)  has a solid evolutionary basis but has not yet received empirical support 
C)  is consistent with traditional cognitive psychology 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

The resurrection of group selection is sometimes called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  multiforce selection theory 
B)  multigroup selection theory 
C)  multilevel selection theory 
D)  group adaptation theory 
A)  multiforce selection theory 
B)  multigroup selection theory 
C)  multilevel selection theory 
D)  group adaptation theory

Question 19

According to evolutionary scientists, a theory of mind evolved to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a more encompassing body of research in psychology 
B)  aid in the prediction of other people's behavior 
C)  understand cross-cultural differences in behavior 
D)  none of the above 
A)  provide a more encompassing body of research in psychology 
B)  aid in the prediction of other people's behavior 
C)  understand cross-cultural differences in behavior 
D)  none of the above

Question 20

A study of front-page newspaper articles from the past 300 years revealed that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  across cultures and time periods, the same key themes are repeated again and again 
B)  the types of violence reported on the front page varies by region 
C)  most of the front-page space was devoted to scientific discoveries 
D)  the number of articles written about violent news stories differed tremendously over time 
A)  across cultures and time periods, the same key themes are repeated again and again 
B)  the types of violence reported on the front page varies by region 
C)  most of the front-page space was devoted to scientific discoveries 
D)  the number of articles written about violent news stories differed tremendously over time

Which of the following elements is NOt universal across all languages?

Which of the following is a documented example of reactive heritability?

Frequency-dependent selection requires that the payoff of a strategy _ as its frequency ____.

The ecological dominance/social competition (EDSC) hypothesis states that __________.

One study found that each additional IQ point is associated with a 1 percent __________.

The frequentist hypothesis states that __________.

Gottfredson challenges the EDSC hypothesis on the grounds that __________.

The symptom of sadness __, while the symptom of crying _.

Cross-cultural variability in pathogen prevalence has provided support for the hypothesis that some cultural differences are adaptive patterns of __________.

Which of the following is NOT a bias documented in human social psychology?

Evolved mechanisms can fail in all but which of the following ways?

The entire cognitive system, according to an evolutionary psychological perspective, is __________.

All of the following are traits that might be maintained by frequency-dependent selection EXCEPT __________.

Chisholm suggests that variations in parental mating strategy and parental investment result in differences in __________.

Which of the following is a cornerstone of traditional cognitive psychology?

Rather than _, humans have _______.

Ecological rationality is a theory that __________.

The resurrection of group selection is sometimes called __________.

According to evolutionary scientists, a theory of mind evolved to __________.

A study of front-page newspaper articles from the past 300 years revealed that __________.

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

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Filters

Exam 13: Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Which of the following elements is NOt universal across all languages?

Which of the following is a documented example of reactive heritability?

Frequency-dependent selection requires that the payoff of a strategy _____________ as its frequency ________________.

The ecological dominance/social competition (EDSC) hypothesis states that __________.

One study found that each additional IQ point is associated with a 1 percent __________.

The frequentist hypothesis states that __________.

Gottfredson challenges the EDSC hypothesis on the grounds that __________.

The symptom of sadness ______________, while the symptom of crying _____________.

Cross-cultural variability in pathogen prevalence has provided support for the hypothesis that some cultural differences are adaptive patterns of __________.

Which of the following is NOT a bias documented in human social psychology?

Evolved mechanisms can fail in all but which of the following ways?

The entire cognitive system, according to an evolutionary psychological perspective, is __________.

All of the following are traits that might be maintained by frequency-dependent selection EXCEPT __________.

Chisholm suggests that variations in parental mating strategy and parental investment result in differences in __________.

Which of the following is a cornerstone of traditional cognitive psychology?

Rather than ___________, humans have _________________.

Ecological rationality is a theory that __________.

The resurrection of group selection is sometimes called __________.

According to evolutionary scientists, a theory of mind evolved to __________.

A study of front-page newspaper articles from the past 300 years revealed that __________.

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

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Filters

Frequency-dependent selection requires that the payoff of a strategy _ as its frequency ____.

The symptom of sadness __, while the symptom of crying _.

Rather than _, humans have _______.