Exam 1: Introduction to an Evolutionary Perspective

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the evolutionary psychology perspective?

From an ethological perspective, Tinbergen (1963) suggested that there were four "whys" to be considered when studying behavior; which of the following is NOT one of them?

The so-called "modern synthesis" combines the study of _____ with the study of _____.

The idea of _____ brings together questions related to mating behaviors, sexual selection and parenting; for example, it explains why human females tend to be choosier about sexual partners than males.

Humans appear to be different from other _____ in that we walk upright, have little hair on our bodies, and have no natural predators.

People generally perform poorly on the logic problem known as the Wason selection task, unless it presented as a _____.

Because humans lived in small groups during the evolutionary past, they developed a tendency to do favors for others with the expectation that they can receive help when needed; this is known as _____.

Darwin's theory of natural selection

Trivers developed a theory of reciprocal altruism that explains helpful behavior among

According to Eibl-Eibesfeldt, human ethology involves more than just extending animal processes to humans; it also has to take into account

According to Hamilton's rule, it is the _____ that benefits from an altruistic act.

Dobzhansky explained the origin of species in terms of isolating mechanisms, which are factors that cause

Hamilton explained altruism in terms of inclusive fitness, a property that can be measured by considering the reproductive success of both _____ and _____.

According to the author, the history of psychology can be conceptualized as an intellectual struggle between those who stress _____ and those who stress _____ as more important in shaping human behavior and thought processes

Williams argued that the concept of _____ was used too loosely and should only be used when no other explanation is plausible.