Question 1

Charles Lyell proposed what idea that was influential on Darwin's thought?

Accepted Answer

Uniformitarianism,the idea that geologic

Question 2

Match the definition with the term.
-monogenesis

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 3

Darwin delayed publishing The Origin of Species for 18 years because

Accepted Answer

A)  he was uncertain of his own hypotheses. 
B)  he was ill and unable to finish the work in a timely fashion. 
C)  he believed the theory would require a massive amount of supporting evidence before being taken seriously. 
D)  on the basis of his own religious views, Darwin's father asked him not to publish it. 
A)  he was uncertain of his own hypotheses. 
B)  he was ill and unable to finish the work in a timely fashion. 
C)  he believed the theory would require a massive amount of supporting evidence before being taken seriously. 
D)  on the basis of his own religious views, Darwin's father asked him not to publish it.

Question 4

Match the book with its author.
-Charles Lyell

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 5

Uniformitarianism and catastrophism were opposing theories from the nineteenth century concerning

Accepted Answer

A)  the origin of species. 
B)  the theory of natural selection. 
C)  the processes by which the major natural features of the earth were created. 
D)  choices among variants of evolutionary theory. 
A)  the origin of species. 
B)  the theory of natural selection. 
C)  the processes by which the major natural features of the earth were created. 
D)  choices among variants of evolutionary theory.

Question 6

Darwin posited a theory of "sexual selection" to help account for

Accepted Answer

A)  the evolution of qualities such as beauty, which lacked obvious "adaptive" value. 
B)  the evolution of intelligence. 
C)  the inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
D)  his belief in the equality of the sexes. 
A)  the evolution of qualities such as beauty, which lacked obvious "adaptive" value. 
B)  the evolution of intelligence. 
C)  the inheritance of acquired characteristics. 
D)  his belief in the equality of the sexes.

Question 7

Match the accomplishment with the individual.
-John Stevens Henslow

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 8

Match the definition with the term.
-argument from design

Accepted Answer

A) the gradual selection and evolution of characteristics that are specifically favora-ble for reproductive success 
B) the idea that species are so perfectly constructed and adapted that they must have been created as finished products by some powerful and knowledgeable creator 
C) those organisms best adapted for a particular environment will survive and propa-gate,thus passing on their characteristics through the generations 
A) the gradual selection and evolution of characteristics that are specifically favora-ble for reproductive success 
B) the idea that species are so perfectly constructed and adapted that they must have been created as finished products by some powerful and knowledgeable creator 
C) those organisms best adapted for a particular environment will survive and propa-gate,thus passing on their characteristics through the generations

Question 9

The philosopher and theologian William Paley is best remembered for promoting which idea?

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution via sexual selection 
B)  the argument from design 
C)  catastrophism 
D)  the value of a comparative psychology 
A)  evolution via sexual selection 
B)  the argument from design 
C)  catastrophism 
D)  the value of a comparative psychology

Question 10

Match the theory with the individual who promoted it.
-Thomas Malthus

Accepted Answer

A) Based on the ages of the Old Testament patriarchs,the earth is only about 6,000 years old. 
B) Most humans are destined to live in poverty because population increases more quickly than food production. 
C) Species are so perfectly constructed and adapted that some powerful and knowl-edgeable creator must have created them as finished products. 
A) Based on the ages of the Old Testament patriarchs,the earth is only about 6,000 years old. 
B) Most humans are destined to live in poverty because population increases more quickly than food production. 
C) Species are so perfectly constructed and adapted that some powerful and knowl-edgeable creator must have created them as finished products.

Question 11

Match the theory with the individual.
-Herbert Spencer

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

After years of delay,Darwin made public his theory of evolution because he

Accepted Answer

A)  thought he had finally perfected the theory. 
B)  felt able to fully address arguments against the theory. 
C)  discovered that another naturalist had arrived at the same theory. 
D)  finished writing his more than 3,000-page book, Natural Selection. 
A)  thought he had finally perfected the theory. 
B)  felt able to fully address arguments against the theory. 
C)  discovered that another naturalist had arrived at the same theory. 
D)  finished writing his more than 3,000-page book, Natural Selection.

Question 13

According to Darwin,during his time as a student at Cambridge University the extracurricular activity that gave him the most pleasure was

Accepted Answer

A)  playing cards. 
B)  eating strange foods with the Gourmet Club. 
C)  practicing his taxidermy skills. 
D)  collecting beetles. 
A)  playing cards. 
B)  eating strange foods with the Gourmet Club. 
C)  practicing his taxidermy skills. 
D)  collecting beetles.

Question 14

Match Darwin's publication with the topic that it addressed.
-child development

Accepted Answer

A) "A Biographical Sketch of an Infant" 
B) The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex 
C) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 
A) "A Biographical Sketch of an Infant" 
B) The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex 
C) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

Question 15

Darwin's view that males surpass females intellectually while females are stronger than men in the moral virtues is sometimes called the

Accepted Answer

A)  variation hypothesis. 
B)  complementarity hypothesis. 
C)  comparative hypothesis. 
D)  continuance hypothesis. 
A)  variation hypothesis. 
B)  complementarity hypothesis. 
C)  comparative hypothesis. 
D)  continuance hypothesis.

Question 16

When it came to the intelligence of men and women Darwin believed

Accepted Answer

A)  men and women were equally intelligent. 
B)  the most intelligent men are smarter than the most intelligent women. 
C)  the most intelligent women are smarter than the most intelligent men. 
D)  differences in the education men and women meant that innate differences in intelligence could not be assessed. 
A)  men and women were equally intelligent. 
B)  the most intelligent men are smarter than the most intelligent women. 
C)  the most intelligent women are smarter than the most intelligent men. 
D)  differences in the education men and women meant that innate differences in intelligence could not be assessed.

Question 17

Darwin discussed human psychology in depth in all of the following publications EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex 
B)  "A Biographical Sketch of an Infant" 
C)  On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life 
D)  The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 
A)  The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex 
B)  "A Biographical Sketch of an Infant" 
C)  On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life 
D)  The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

Question 18

Prior to becoming a naturalist,Darwin seriously contemplated careers in which of the following fields?

Accepted Answer

A)  medicine and the clergy 
B)  mathematics and medicine 
C)  the clergy and philosophy 
D)  medicine and philosophy 
A)  medicine and the clergy 
B)  mathematics and medicine 
C)  the clergy and philosophy 
D)  medicine and philosophy

Question 19

Match Darwin's publication with the topic that it addressed.
-gender differences

Accepted Answer

A) "A Biographical Sketch of an Infant" 
B) The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex 
C) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 
A) "A Biographical Sketch of an Infant" 
B) The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex 
C) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

Question 20

Robert FitzRoy became an important figure in Darwin's life because he

Accepted Answer

A)  was Darwin's beetle-collecting mentor at Cambridge. 
B)  convinced Darwin to leave medical school. 
C)  took Darwin on as his Beagle dining companion and ship naturalist. 
D)  taught Darwin the elements of geology. 
A)  was Darwin's beetle-collecting mentor at Cambridge. 
B)  convinced Darwin to leave medical school. 
C)  took Darwin on as his Beagle dining companion and ship naturalist. 
D)  taught Darwin the elements of geology.

Charles Lyell proposed what idea that was influential on Darwin's thought?

Match the definition with the term. -monogenesis

Darwin delayed publishing The Origin of Species for 18 years because

Match the book with its author. -Charles Lyell

Uniformitarianism and catastrophism were opposing theories from the nineteenth century concerning

Darwin posited a theory of "sexual selection" to help account for

Match the accomplishment with the individual. -John Stevens Henslow

Match the definition with the term. -argument from design

The philosopher and theologian William Paley is best remembered for promoting which idea?

Match the theory with the individual who promoted it. -Thomas Malthus

Match the theory with the individual. -Herbert Spencer

After years of delay,Darwin made public his theory of evolution because he

According to Darwin,during his time as a student at Cambridge University the extracurricular activity that gave him the most pleasure was

Match Darwin's publication with the topic that it addressed. -child development

Darwin's view that males surpass females intellectually while females are stronger than men in the moral virtues is sometimes called the

When it came to the intelligence of men and women Darwin believed

Darwin discussed human psychology in depth in all of the following publications EXCEPT

Prior to becoming a naturalist,Darwin seriously contemplated careers in which of the following fields?

Match Darwin's publication with the topic that it addressed. -gender differences

Robert FitzRoy became an important figure in Darwin's life because he

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

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Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

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

Charles Lyell proposed what idea that was influential on Darwin's thought?

Match the definition with the term. -monogenesis

Darwin delayed publishing The Origin of Species for 18 years because

Match the book with its author. -Charles Lyell

Uniformitarianism and catastrophism were opposing theories from the nineteenth century concerning

Darwin posited a theory of "sexual selection" to help account for

Match the accomplishment with the individual. -John Stevens Henslow

Match the definition with the term. -argument from design

The philosopher and theologian William Paley is best remembered for promoting which idea?

Match the theory with the individual who promoted it. -Thomas Malthus

Match the theory with the individual. -Herbert Spencer

After years of delay,Darwin made public his theory of evolution because he

According to Darwin,during his time as a student at Cambridge University the extracurricular activity that gave him the most pleasure was

Match Darwin's publication with the topic that it addressed. -child development

Darwin's view that males surpass females intellectually while females are stronger than men in the moral virtues is sometimes called the

When it came to the intelligence of men and women Darwin believed

Darwin discussed human psychology in depth in all of the following publications EXCEPT

Prior to becoming a naturalist,Darwin seriously contemplated careers in which of the following fields?

Match Darwin's publication with the topic that it addressed. -gender differences

Robert FitzRoy became an important figure in Darwin's life because he

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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