Question 1

Match the definition with the term.
-sociobiology

Accepted Answer

A) approach that hypothesizes that the unit of evolution is the individual gene,rather than the individual organism or the group 
B) the analysis of psychological functions in terms of independently evolved "mod-ules" and their possible adaptive value in the distant evolutionary past 
C) the idea that political systems and societies evolve and "progress" due to unbri-dled competition and "the survival of the fittest" 
D) the study of the similarities and differences in the psychological functions of var-ious animals,in order to better understanding human functioning 
A) approach that hypothesizes that the unit of evolution is the individual gene,rather than the individual organism or the group 
B) the analysis of psychological functions in terms of independently evolved "mod-ules" and their possible adaptive value in the distant evolutionary past 
C) the idea that political systems and societies evolve and "progress" due to unbri-dled competition and "the survival of the fittest" 
D) the study of the similarities and differences in the psychological functions of var-ious animals,in order to better understanding human functioning

Question 2

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection,as presented in his The Origin of Species,presupposed the existence of

Accepted Answer

A)  variable psychological characteristics in human beings. 
B)  several fixed groups of species. 
C)  inheritable small individual differences. 
D)  genes as hereditary units. 
A)  variable psychological characteristics in human beings. 
B)  several fixed groups of species. 
C)  inheritable small individual differences. 
D)  genes as hereditary units.

Question 3

Match the accomplishment with the individual.
-Thomas Henry Huxley

Accepted Answer

A) biologist and advocate of natural selection who was known as "Darwin's bull-dog." 
B) captain of the H.M.S.Beagle. 
C) professor of Botany at Cambridge University who recommended Darwin for the position of naturalist on a survey ship. 
A) biologist and advocate of natural selection who was known as "Darwin's bull-dog." 
B) captain of the H.M.S.Beagle. 
C) professor of Botany at Cambridge University who recommended Darwin for the position of naturalist on a survey ship.

Question 4

Darwin's writings about human psychology issues included all of the following subjects EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  emotions. 
B)  child development. 
C)  gender differences. 
D)  consciousness and will. 
A)  emotions. 
B)  child development. 
C)  gender differences. 
D)  consciousness and will.

Question 5

Match the book with its author.
-George J.Romanes

Accepted Answer

A) Animal Intelligence 
B) Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Coun-tries Visited during the Voyages of the H.M.S.Beagle,under the Command of Captain FitzRoy,R.N.,from 1832 to 1836 
C) The Principles of Geology 
A) Animal Intelligence 
B) Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Coun-tries Visited during the Voyages of the H.M.S.Beagle,under the Command of Captain FitzRoy,R.N.,from 1832 to 1836 
C) The Principles of Geology

Question 6

Adam Sedgwick and John Stevens Henslow influenced young Darwin in which of the following ways?

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A)  They taught him botany and geology at Cambridge. 
B)  They were favorably disposed to evolutionary theories. 
C)  They persuaded Darwin's father to allow him to go on the Beagle. 
D)  They encouraged Darwin to adopt uniformitarianism. 
A)  They taught him botany and geology at Cambridge. 
B)  They were favorably disposed to evolutionary theories. 
C)  They persuaded Darwin's father to allow him to go on the Beagle. 
D)  They encouraged Darwin to adopt uniformitarianism.

Question 7

While on his Beagle voyage,Darwin's biological discoveries led him to adopt two general lines of thinking that would prove important to the development of his theory of evolution.These two lines of thinking emphasized the geographical distributions of species and the

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive functions of animals' distinctive characteristics. 
B)  genetic relationship between species. 
C)  sexual behavior of animals. 
D)  fundamental differences between human beings and other animals. 
A)  adaptive functions of animals' distinctive characteristics. 
B)  genetic relationship between species. 
C)  sexual behavior of animals. 
D)  fundamental differences between human beings and other animals.

Question 8

The study of the similarities and differences in the psychological functions of various animals,in order to better understanding human functioning,is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  comparative psychology. 
B)  sociobiology. 
C)  social Darwinism. 
D)  evolutionary psychology. 
A)  comparative psychology. 
B)  sociobiology. 
C)  social Darwinism. 
D)  evolutionary psychology.

Question 9

Match the definition with the term.
-polygenesis

Accepted Answer

A) hypothesizes the common ancestry and relatedness of all human groups 
B) hypothesizes that different human ethnic groups constitute distinct species 
C) hypothesizes that geological features of the earth have resulted from a few sud-den and massive disasters 
D) hypothesizes that the geological features of the earth have resulted from gradual processes over immense periods of time 
A) hypothesizes the common ancestry and relatedness of all human groups 
B) hypothesizes that different human ethnic groups constitute distinct species 
C) hypothesizes that geological features of the earth have resulted from a few sud-den and massive disasters 
D) hypothesizes that the geological features of the earth have resulted from gradual processes over immense periods of time

Question 10

How was Thomas Malthus's work important to Darwin's thinking about evolution?

Accepted Answer

Malthus argued that most humans are dest

Question 11

Match the theory with the individual.
-Paul Ekman

Accepted Answer

A) comparative psychology 
B) emotional universals 
C) social Darwinism 
A) comparative psychology 
B) emotional universals 
C) social Darwinism

Question 12

__________ became known as "Darwin's Bulldog" and staunchly supported Darwin's theory in a celebrated 1860 debate with the Bishop of Oxford.

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 
C)  Thomas H. Huxley 
D)  Charles Lyell 
A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 
C)  Thomas H. Huxley 
D)  Charles Lyell

Question 13

In the years immediately after he made the theory of evolution public,Darwin's theory received support from two new scientific discoveries: an ancient gorilla with features previously thought to be exclusively human and

Accepted Answer

A)  fossil remains of an ancient bird with "fingers" on its wings. 
B)  clear evidence of earthquakes raising coastlines. 
C)  proof that purebred dogs could interbreed. 
D)  evidence of the optical imperfections of the eye. 
A)  fossil remains of an ancient bird with "fingers" on its wings. 
B)  clear evidence of earthquakes raising coastlines. 
C)  proof that purebred dogs could interbreed. 
D)  evidence of the optical imperfections of the eye.

Question 14

One of the purposes of Darwin's book,The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals,was to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  many human reactions with no obvious survival or utilitarian value today did have an adaptive purpose in the evolutionary past. 
B)  animals and humans have very different emotional responses. 
C)  human emotional expressions vary widely across different cultures. 
D)  many human reactions with a clear adaptive purpose today had no adaptive purpose in the past. 
A)  many human reactions with no obvious survival or utilitarian value today did have an adaptive purpose in the evolutionary past. 
B)  animals and humans have very different emotional responses. 
C)  human emotional expressions vary widely across different cultures. 
D)  many human reactions with a clear adaptive purpose today had no adaptive purpose in the past.

Question 15

The idea that political systems and societies evolve and "progress" due to unbridled competition and "the survival of the fittest" is often referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  sociobiology. 
B)  social Darwinism. 
C)  comparative psychology. 
D)  evolutionary psychology. 
A)  sociobiology. 
B)  social Darwinism. 
C)  comparative psychology. 
D)  evolutionary psychology.

Question 16

Match the definition with the term.
-complementarity of the sexes

Accepted Answer

A) the gradual selection and evolution of characteristics that are specifically favora-ble for reproductive success 
B) the idea that men and women have evolved different,but compatible,psycholog-ical characteristics 
C) the idea that men have been more modified by evolution than women 
A) the gradual selection and evolution of characteristics that are specifically favora-ble for reproductive success 
B) the idea that men and women have evolved different,but compatible,psycholog-ical characteristics 
C) the idea that men have been more modified by evolution than women

Question 17

What was a major factor that converted Darwin to the uniformitarian viewpoint during his Beagle voyage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Captain FitzRoy's endorsement of the idea 
B)  the presence of fossilized seashells high in the mountains 
C)  his observations of exotic wildlife 
D)  his observations of exotic plants 
A)  Captain FitzRoy's endorsement of the idea 
B)  the presence of fossilized seashells high in the mountains 
C)  his observations of exotic wildlife 
D)  his observations of exotic plants

Question 18

What is social Darwinism?

Accepted Answer

Social Darwinism was proposed by Herbert

Question 19

In Darwin's 1871 book The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex,he theorized that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are fundamental qualitative differences between humans and animals in terms of mental faculties. 
B)  human beings have descended from animal ancestors. 
C)  primitive and "savage" human groups represent separate species. 
D)  human beings are immune to the influence of natural selection. 
A)  there are fundamental qualitative differences between humans and animals in terms of mental faculties. 
B)  human beings have descended from animal ancestors. 
C)  primitive and "savage" human groups represent separate species. 
D)  human beings are immune to the influence of natural selection.

Question 20

What was the most revolutionary aspect of Darwin's theory as published in his 1859 The Origin of Species?

Accepted Answer

A)  the notion of natural selection as the mechanism for evolution 
B)  the notion of the inheritance of acquired characteristics 
C)  the notion of sexual selection as the mechanism for evolution 
D)  the general notion of the evolution of species 
A)  the notion of natural selection as the mechanism for evolution 
B)  the notion of the inheritance of acquired characteristics 
C)  the notion of sexual selection as the mechanism for evolution 
D)  the general notion of the evolution of species

Match the definition with the term. -sociobiology

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection,as presented in his The Origin of Species,presupposed the existence of

Match the accomplishment with the individual. -Thomas Henry Huxley

Darwin's writings about human psychology issues included all of the following subjects EXCEPT

Match the book with its author. -George J.Romanes

Adam Sedgwick and John Stevens Henslow influenced young Darwin in which of the following ways?

While on his Beagle voyage,Darwin's biological discoveries led him to adopt two general lines of thinking that would prove important to the development of his theory of evolution.These two lines of thinking emphasized the geographical distributions of species and the

The study of the similarities and differences in the psychological functions of various animals,in order to better understanding human functioning,is known as

Match the definition with the term. -polygenesis

How was Thomas Malthus's work important to Darwin's thinking about evolution?

Match the theory with the individual. -Paul Ekman

__________ became known as "Darwin's Bulldog" and staunchly supported Darwin's theory in a celebrated 1860 debate with the Bishop of Oxford.

In the years immediately after he made the theory of evolution public,Darwin's theory received support from two new scientific discoveries: an ancient gorilla with features previously thought to be exclusively human and

One of the purposes of Darwin's book,The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals,was to show that

The idea that political systems and societies evolve and "progress" due to unbridled competition and "the survival of the fittest" is often referred to as

Match the definition with the term. -complementarity of the sexes

What was a major factor that converted Darwin to the uniformitarian viewpoint during his Beagle voyage?

What is social Darwinism?

In Darwin's 1871 book The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex,he theorized that

What was the most revolutionary aspect of Darwin's theory as published in his 1859 The Origin of Species?

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 7: The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Match the definition with the term. -sociobiology

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection,as presented in his The Origin of Species,presupposed the existence of

Match the accomplishment with the individual. -Thomas Henry Huxley

Darwin's writings about human psychology issues included all of the following subjects EXCEPT

Match the book with its author. -George J.Romanes

Adam Sedgwick and John Stevens Henslow influenced young Darwin in which of the following ways?

While on his Beagle voyage,Darwin's biological discoveries led him to adopt two general lines of thinking that would prove important to the development of his theory of evolution.These two lines of thinking emphasized the geographical distributions of species and the

The study of the similarities and differences in the psychological functions of various animals,in order to better understanding human functioning,is known as

Match the definition with the term. -polygenesis

How was Thomas Malthus's work important to Darwin's thinking about evolution?

Match the theory with the individual. -Paul Ekman

__________ became known as "Darwin's Bulldog" and staunchly supported Darwin's theory in a celebrated 1860 debate with the Bishop of Oxford.

In the years immediately after he made the theory of evolution public,Darwin's theory received support from two new scientific discoveries: an ancient gorilla with features previously thought to be exclusively human and

One of the purposes of Darwin's book,The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals,was to show that

The idea that political systems and societies evolve and "progress" due to unbridled competition and "the survival of the fittest" is often referred to as

Match the definition with the term. -complementarity of the sexes

What was a major factor that converted Darwin to the uniformitarian viewpoint during his Beagle voyage?

What is social Darwinism?

In Darwin's 1871 book The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex,he theorized that

What was the most revolutionary aspect of Darwin's theory as published in his 1859 The Origin of Species?

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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