Question 1

Discuss the factors that lead to violence in the family. How can family violence be reconciled with kin selection?

Accepted Answer

-Family homicide consists primarily of s

Question 2

People use Hamilton's rule to determine their behaviors toward their relatives

Accepted Answer

A)  and they are conscious of what they are doing. 
B)  even though they may not be conscious of it. 
C)  once they have learned how to use it. 
D)  only in extreme cases of dire need. 
A)  and they are conscious of what they are doing. 
B)  even though they may not be conscious of it. 
C)  once they have learned how to use it. 
D)  only in extreme cases of dire need.

Question 3

Wang and his colleagues found that people are more prone to making riskier decisions regarding life and death when ____ are involved than when _____ are involved.

Accepted Answer

A)  kin, nonkin 
B)  males, females 
C)  parents, offspring 
D)  young, elderly 
A)  kin, nonkin 
B)  males, females 
C)  parents, offspring 
D)  young, elderly

Question 4

Based on Hamilton's rule, deceit, manipulation, and exploitation will _____ as relatedness decreases among kin.

Accepted Answer

A)  appear 
B)  decrease 
C)  disappear 
D)  increase 
A)  appear 
B)  decrease 
C)  disappear 
D)  increase

Question 5

Daly and Wilson (1998) reviewed the literature on domestic violence and found three important patterns in the data. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescent males are implicated in a third of domestic homicides. 
B)  Family homicide consists primarily of spousal homicide. 
C)  Homicide rate is much higher for non-genetically related individuals. 
D)  Stepfathers are implicated in half the cases of murdered children. 
A)  Adolescent males are implicated in a third of domestic homicides. 
B)  Family homicide consists primarily of spousal homicide. 
C)  Homicide rate is much higher for non-genetically related individuals. 
D)  Stepfathers are implicated in half the cases of murdered children.

Question 6

Hamilton suggested that organisms would perform _____ acts if those acts led to genes similar to their own being passed on; that is to say, you are more likely to help kin than strangers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hamilton suggested that organisms would perform _____...

Question 7

Hamilton explained altruism in terms of _____; that is to say, an altruistic behavior will evolve if it aids the survival of genes shared by the one conferring the benefit and the one receiving it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hamilton explained altruism in terms of _____;...

Question 8

The grandmother hypothesis brings together four distinctive features of human life histories. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  early mating 
B)  late maturity 
C)  longevity 
D)  midlife menopause 
A)  early mating 
B)  late maturity 
C)  longevity 
D)  midlife menopause

Question 9

The question of why organisms would perform actions that benefited others but not themselves is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The question of why organisms would perform...

Question 10

The _____model suggests that during the Pleistocene period, the era before the development of farming 10,000 years ago, a human infant needed the attention of a number of individuals in order to survive.

Accepted Answer

cooperativ

Question 11

According to Hamilton's theory, _____ will increase as relatedness increases between kin; that is to say, family members will help each other in relation to their genetic relatedness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Hamilton's theory, _____ will increase...

Question 12

An important question is whether relationships between individuals could be structured like language. If this were so, it would contradict the traditional _____, which suggests all relationships are learned and structured by custom.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperative Breeding Model 
B)  Language Acquisition Device 
C)  Parental Investment Theory 
D)  Standard Social Science Model 
A)  Cooperative Breeding Model 
B)  Language Acquisition Device 
C)  Parental Investment Theory 
D)  Standard Social Science Model

Question 13

In all societies, some kinship terms incorporate more than one genealogical relationship, but people are _____ oblivious to the distinctions that terminology obscures or ignores.

Accepted Answer

A)  always 
B)  nowhere 
C)  often 
D)  sometimes 
A)  always 
B)  nowhere 
C)  often 
D)  sometimes

Question 14

In all societies, persons related by marriage are deemed to be in a ____ kinship relationship.

Accepted Answer

A)  non- 
B)  quasi- 
C)  special 
D)  true 
A)  non- 
B)  quasi- 
C)  special 
D)  true

Question 15

The human family is a very unusual social structure compared to other mammalian species. What specific human need led to the evolution of family structure? What are some features of family life that result from this need?

Accepted Answer

-Long period of human infancy and childh

Discuss the factors that lead to violence in the family. How can family violence be reconciled with kin selection?

People use Hamilton's rule to determine their behaviors toward their relatives

Wang and his colleagues found that people are more prone to making riskier decisions regarding life and death when are involved than when _ are involved.

Based on Hamilton's rule, deceit, manipulation, and exploitation will _____ as relatedness decreases among kin.

Daly and Wilson (1998) reviewed the literature on domestic violence and found three important patterns in the data. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Hamilton suggested that organisms would perform _____ acts if those acts led to genes similar to their own being passed on; that is to say, you are more likely to help kin than strangers.

Hamilton explained altruism in terms of _____; that is to say, an altruistic behavior will evolve if it aids the survival of genes shared by the one conferring the benefit and the one receiving it.

The grandmother hypothesis brings together four distinctive features of human life histories. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

The question of why organisms would perform actions that benefited others but not themselves is referred to as _____.

The _____model suggests that during the Pleistocene period, the era before the development of farming 10,000 years ago, a human infant needed the attention of a number of individuals in order to survive.

According to Hamilton's theory, _____ will increase as relatedness increases between kin; that is to say, family members will help each other in relation to their genetic relatedness.

An important question is whether relationships between individuals could be structured like language. If this were so, it would contradict the traditional _____, which suggests all relationships are learned and structured by custom.

In all societies, some kinship terms incorporate more than one genealogical relationship, but people are _____ oblivious to the distinctions that terminology obscures or ignores.

In all societies, persons related by marriage are deemed to be in a ____ kinship relationship.

The human family is a very unusual social structure compared to other mammalian species. What specific human need led to the evolution of family structure? What are some features of family life that result from this need?

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Exam 10: Kin and Family Relationships

Discuss the factors that lead to violence in the family. How can family violence be reconciled with kin selection?

People use Hamilton's rule to determine their behaviors toward their relatives

Wang and his colleagues found that people are more prone to making riskier decisions regarding life and death when ____ are involved than when _____ are involved.

Based on Hamilton's rule, deceit, manipulation, and exploitation will _____ as relatedness decreases among kin.

Daly and Wilson (1998) reviewed the literature on domestic violence and found three important patterns in the data. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Hamilton suggested that organisms would perform _____ acts if those acts led to genes similar to their own being passed on; that is to say, you are more likely to help kin than strangers.

Hamilton explained altruism in terms of _____; that is to say, an altruistic behavior will evolve if it aids the survival of genes shared by the one conferring the benefit and the one receiving it.

The grandmother hypothesis brings together four distinctive features of human life histories. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

The question of why organisms would perform actions that benefited others but not themselves is referred to as _____.

The _____model suggests that during the Pleistocene period, the era before the development of farming 10,000 years ago, a human infant needed the attention of a number of individuals in order to survive.

According to Hamilton's theory, _____ will increase as relatedness increases between kin; that is to say, family members will help each other in relation to their genetic relatedness.

An important question is whether relationships between individuals could be structured like language. If this were so, it would contradict the traditional _____, which suggests all relationships are learned and structured by custom.

In all societies, some kinship terms incorporate more than one genealogical relationship, but people are _____ oblivious to the distinctions that terminology obscures or ignores.

In all societies, persons related by marriage are deemed to be in a ____ kinship relationship.

The human family is a very unusual social structure compared to other mammalian species. What specific human need led to the evolution of family structure? What are some features of family life that result from this need?

Introduction to an Evolutionary Perspective

What Is Evolution

Evolution and Genetics

Evolution of Brain and Function

Developmental Processes

Emotionality

Language

Sex and Gender

Sexual Selection

Social Relations

Making Social Decisions

Health and Disease

Psychopathology

Culture

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Wang and his colleagues found that people are more prone to making riskier decisions regarding life and death when are involved than when _ are involved.