Exam 4: Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

According to evolutionary theorists, what is the origin of the basic personality traits?

What is the process of identifying people who are genetic carriers of a certain trait called?

According to evolutionary psychologists, an individual would be MOST likely to help which of the following? A(n) _______.

George's parents both have brown eyes. His dad's genotype has two dominant alleles for eye colour. His mom's genotype has one dominant and one recessive allele for eye colour. What is the probability of George having blue eyes?

According to the theory of reciprocal altruism, we help those that share their genes with us.

Which group of chimpanzees can be expected to be most aggressive?

Which of the following theories is the leading personality trait theory?

Kelsey knows she has many athletic abilities she has not developed partly because she lacks the motivation to do so. One might say these abilities are part of her ____.

Which members of a group are usually the most aggressive? Why?

Tahki and Waneta are identical twins, but they were separated at birth and raised in different countries. When they meet as adults, they talk about all the ways in which they are the same, but also the ways in which they are different. Compared to identical twins who have been raised together, Tahki and Waneta probably

George's parents both have brown eyes. His dad's genotype has one dominant allele and one recessive allele for eye colour. His mom's genotype has one dominant and one recessive allele for eye colour. What is the probability of George having blue eyes?

Human beings are passive responders to whatever environment comes their way.

Research findings regarding the importance of environmental influence in personality have found that twins reared in the same environment are _______.

While the gene knockout procedure has been shown to result in changes in behaviour, interpretation of the findings of this procedure must be made carefully since

The evolutionary theory of reciprocal altruism states that

When multiple gene pairs combine to influence the expression of a single phenotypic trait, it is called

Women prefer someone _______________ than themselves, whereas men prefer someone _______________ than themselves.

Psychologist David Buss studies the dating and mating behaviours of human beings. The facial features we associate with female beauty-big eyes, clear skin, full lips-are strongly correlated with health and fertility. Therefore, Buss says, early men who chose beautiful women who met these criteria were more likely to have healthy children and pass on this appreciation of beauty. Based on this information, we can say that Buss is a/an ____________________ psychologist.

Which of the following is not an example of an adaptation applied to human evolution (discussed in your textbook)?

Based on Hans Eysenck's work on genetic components of personality, research has shown that the personality trait neuroticism is related to increased action of the neurotransmitter _______.