Question 1

The human brain evolved to be larger than other animals' brains because it allowed humans to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  evolve from a sustenance way of life to an agrarian way of life. 
B)  domesticate and control other species that posed significant threats. 
C)  have rich and complex interpersonal relationships. 
D)  learn how to plant, harvest, and store food. 
A)  evolve from a sustenance way of life to an agrarian way of life. 
B)  domesticate and control other species that posed significant threats. 
C)  have rich and complex interpersonal relationships. 
D)  learn how to plant, harvest, and store food.

Question 2

In general, social psychologists believe that natural selection happens ____

Accepted Answer

A)  at a group level rather than an individual level. 
B)  at an individual level rather than a group level. 
C)  at a cultural level rather than a group level. 
D)  at a group level rather than a cultural level. 
A)  at a group level rather than an individual level. 
B)  at an individual level rather than a group level. 
C)  at a cultural level rather than a group level. 
D)  at a group level rather than a cultural level.

Question 3

Research indicates that, across all contemporary human cultures, ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexuality is looked upon with disapproval. 
B)  sex outside of marriage is illegal. 
C)  women are expected to be virgins when married. 
D)  men desire more sexual partners than women. 
A)  homosexuality is looked upon with disapproval. 
B)  sex outside of marriage is illegal. 
C)  women are expected to be virgins when married. 
D)  men desire more sexual partners than women.

Question 4

Who coined the term "survival of the fittest"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  David Buss 
D)  Roy Baumeister 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  David Buss 
D)  Roy Baumeister

Question 5

Humans most likely evolved the capacity for interpersonal affection and love ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  because these traits improved their ability to find meaning in life 
B)  because these traits made life more enjoyable 
C)  simply as a byproduct of other evolved traits 
D)  because these traits improved their ability to connect with one another 
A)  because these traits improved their ability to find meaning in life 
B)  because these traits made life more enjoyable 
C)  simply as a byproduct of other evolved traits 
D)  because these traits improved their ability to connect with one another

Question 6

Living in a culture offers ____ in comparison to living in a social group.

Accepted Answer

A)  advantages and demands 
B)  advantages but not demands 
C)  demands but not advantages 
D)  neither advantages nor demands 
A)  advantages and demands 
B)  advantages but not demands 
C)  demands but not advantages 
D)  neither advantages nor demands

Question 7

Across evolution, humans have competed most with ____ when trying to pass their genes passed down to subsequent generations.

Accepted Answer

A)  other opposite-sex humans 
B)  other same-sex humans 
C)  other animal species 
D)  natural environmental forces 
A)  other opposite-sex humans 
B)  other same-sex humans 
C)  other animal species 
D)  natural environmental forces

Question 8

Which of the following is the most descriptive shorthand term for the trade-off involved in "delay of gratification" research?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Now versus tomorrow" 
B)  "Nature versus culture" 
C)  "Stop versus go" 
D)  "Self versus society" 
A)  "Now versus tomorrow" 
B)  "Nature versus culture" 
C)  "Stop versus go" 
D)  "Self versus society"

Question 9

Unlike virtually all other animals, humans ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  feel bad when they do not have enough to eat 
B)  develop strong aversions to any foods that have previously made them ill 
C)  will eat or not eat certain foods because of ideas 
D)  sometimes eat up to four or five times per day 
A)  feel bad when they do not have enough to eat 
B)  develop strong aversions to any foods that have previously made them ill 
C)  will eat or not eat certain foods because of ideas 
D)  sometimes eat up to four or five times per day

Question 10

Humans today still benefit from the famous invention of Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone). Even though Bell has been dead for generations, the basic technology he invented still lives on, and modern telephone systems have built off of and elaborated upon his invention. What best describes this?

Accepted Answer

A)  generational division of labor 
B)  network of trade and exchange 
C)  praxis of creativity 
D)  progress through preservation of knowledge 
A)  generational division of labor 
B)  network of trade and exchange 
C)  praxis of creativity 
D)  progress through preservation of knowledge

Question 11

Reproductive success is defined by biologists as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to have offspring 
B)  the ability to have multiple offspring 
C)  the ability to have multiple offspring who survive 
D)  the ability to have multiple offspring who also reproduce 
A)  the ability to have offspring 
B)  the ability to have multiple offspring 
C)  the ability to have multiple offspring who survive 
D)  the ability to have multiple offspring who also reproduce

Question 12

According to your text, which of the following makes us most human?

Accepted Answer

A)  The size of our brain size relative to our body size 
B)  The fact that we walk upright 
C)  The fact that we communicate by talking 
D)  The degree to which our life is enmeshed with culture 
A)  The size of our brain size relative to our body size 
B)  The fact that we walk upright 
C)  The fact that we communicate by talking 
D)  The degree to which our life is enmeshed with culture

Question 13

Which of the following famous social psychological studies best illustrates the idea that humans tend to "put people first"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philip Zimbardo's "Stanford prison" research on the power of the situation in affecting human behavior 
B)  Stanley Milgram's "shocking" research on obedience to authority 
C)  Solomon Asch's "line judgment" research on conformity 
D)  Claude Steele's research on "stereotype threat" 
A)  Philip Zimbardo's "Stanford prison" research on the power of the situation in affecting human behavior 
B)  Stanley Milgram's "shocking" research on obedience to authority 
C)  Solomon Asch's "line judgment" research on conformity 
D)  Claude Steele's research on "stereotype threat"

Question 14

Research suggests that humans evolved large brains not to better understand the environment around them, but rather to increase the capability for interpersonal relations. This idea is known as ____

Accepted Answer

A)  social brain theory. 
B)  relational cortex theory. 
C)  the interpersonal brain hypothesis. 
D)  the relational brain hypothesis. 
A)  social brain theory. 
B)  relational cortex theory. 
C)  the interpersonal brain hypothesis. 
D)  the relational brain hypothesis.

Question 15

Politicians frequently face the trade-off of ____ to help assure that they will get elected versus ____ and possibly jeopardizing their chances of getting reelected.

Accepted Answer

A)  oversimplifying issues; being honest about the complexity of issues 
B)  being honest about the complexity of issues; oversimplifying issues 
C)  acting based on the automatic system; acting based on the conscious system 
D)  acting based on the conscious system; acting based on the automatic system 
A)  oversimplifying issues; being honest about the complexity of issues 
B)  being honest about the complexity of issues; oversimplifying issues 
C)  acting based on the automatic system; acting based on the conscious system 
D)  acting based on the conscious system; acting based on the automatic system

Question 16

If a child who was born a biological male were raised as a girl, what would happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child would probably grow up to be a lesbian. 
B)  The child would probably feel "different" from other girls throughout childhood, and ultimately seek to live life as a male. 
C)  The child would actually most likely grow up to be a "normal" woman. 
D)  It is impossible to predict; there are no known "patterns." 
A)  The child would probably grow up to be a lesbian. 
B)  The child would probably feel "different" from other girls throughout childhood, and ultimately seek to live life as a male. 
C)  The child would actually most likely grow up to be a "normal" woman. 
D)  It is impossible to predict; there are no known "patterns."

Question 17

The two systems in the duplex mind are called the ____________________ system and the ____________________ system.

Accepted Answer

automatic

Question 18

Kirk works hard to earn as much money as he can. He tries to be a good steward of his money, using it to buy a solid house for his family to live in, healthy food for them to eat, cars so they can get around town, and so forth. Kirk's approach to money is most consistent with which of the following metaphors that Lea and Webley proposed to explain the human motivation towards the pursuit of money?

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct 
B)  tool 
C)  drug 
D)  bank 
A)  instinct 
B)  tool 
C)  drug 
D)  bank

Question 19

In recent years, evolutionary psychologists have focused most attention on which of the following topics?

Accepted Answer

A)  racial/ethnic differences 
B)  gender differences 
C)  age differences 
D)  language differences 
A)  racial/ethnic differences 
B)  gender differences 
C)  age differences 
D)  language differences

Question 20

Suppose that a child who was born a biological female were raised as boy (given a male name, dressed in male clothes, etc.). Based on similar cases that have occurred in the past, it would be reasonable to expect that the child would ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  grow up to be a "normal" man. 
B)  feel and act "different" from childhood on. 
C)  feel and act "different" starting in early adulthood. 
D)  feel and act "different" in childhood, but ultimately grow up to be a "normal" man. 
A)  grow up to be a "normal" man. 
B)  feel and act "different" from childhood on. 
C)  feel and act "different" starting in early adulthood. 
D)  feel and act "different" in childhood, but ultimately grow up to be a "normal" man.

The human brain evolved to be larger than other animals' brains because it allowed humans to ____.

In general, social psychologists believe that natural selection happens ____

Research indicates that, across all contemporary human cultures, ____.

Who coined the term "survival of the fittest"?

Humans most likely evolved the capacity for interpersonal affection and love ____.

Living in a culture offers ____ in comparison to living in a social group.

Across evolution, humans have competed most with ____ when trying to pass their genes passed down to subsequent generations.

Which of the following is the most descriptive shorthand term for the trade-off involved in "delay of gratification" research?

Unlike virtually all other animals, humans ____.

Humans today still benefit from the famous invention of Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone). Even though Bell has been dead for generations, the basic technology he invented still lives on, and modern telephone systems have built off of and elaborated upon his invention. What best describes this?

Reproductive success is defined by biologists as ____.

According to your text, which of the following makes us most human?

Which of the following famous social psychological studies best illustrates the idea that humans tend to "put people first"?

Research suggests that humans evolved large brains not to better understand the environment around them, but rather to increase the capability for interpersonal relations. This idea is known as ____

Politicians frequently face the trade-off of to help assure that they will get elected versus and possibly jeopardizing their chances of getting reelected.

If a child who was born a biological male were raised as a girl, what would happen?

The two systems in the duplex mind are called the system and the system.

In recent years, evolutionary psychologists have focused most attention on which of the following topics?

Suppose that a child who was born a biological female were raised as boy (given a male name, dressed in male clothes, etc.). Based on similar cases that have occurred in the past, it would be reasonable to expect that the child would ____.

The Mission and the Method

The Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters

Exam 2: Culture and Nature

The human brain evolved to be larger than other animals' brains because it allowed humans to ____.

In general, social psychologists believe that natural selection happens ____

Research indicates that, across all contemporary human cultures, ____.

Who coined the term "survival of the fittest"?

Humans most likely evolved the capacity for interpersonal affection and love ____.

Living in a culture offers ____ in comparison to living in a social group.

Across evolution, humans have competed most with ____ when trying to pass their genes passed down to subsequent generations.

Which of the following is the most descriptive shorthand term for the trade-off involved in "delay of gratification" research?

Unlike virtually all other animals, humans ____.

Humans today still benefit from the famous invention of Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone). Even though Bell has been dead for generations, the basic technology he invented still lives on, and modern telephone systems have built off of and elaborated upon his invention. What best describes this?

Reproductive success is defined by biologists as ____.

According to your text, which of the following makes us most human?

Which of the following famous social psychological studies best illustrates the idea that humans tend to "put people first"?

Research suggests that humans evolved large brains not to better understand the environment around them, but rather to increase the capability for interpersonal relations. This idea is known as ____

Politicians frequently face the trade-off of ____ to help assure that they will get elected versus ____ and possibly jeopardizing their chances of getting reelected.

If a child who was born a biological male were raised as a girl, what would happen?

The two systems in the duplex mind are called the ____________________ system and the ____________________ system.

In recent years, evolutionary psychologists have focused most attention on which of the following topics?

Suppose that a child who was born a biological female were raised as boy (given a male name, dressed in male clothes, etc.). Based on similar cases that have occurred in the past, it would be reasonable to expect that the child would ____.

The Mission and the Method

The Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters

Politicians frequently face the trade-off of to help assure that they will get elected versus and possibly jeopardizing their chances of getting reelected.

The two systems in the duplex mind are called the system and the system.