Question 1

Men and women value _____ equally in potential mates, but men place more value on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) physical attractiveness; earning potential 
B) physical attractiveness; a good personality 
C) a good personality; physical attractiveness 
D) earning potential; physical attractiveness 
A) physical attractiveness; earning potential 
B) physical attractiveness; a good personality 
C) a good personality; physical attractiveness 
D) earning potential; physical attractiveness

Question 2

Research by Paul Ekman and his colleagues has demonstrated that emotional expression

Accepted Answer

A) differs widely across cultures. 
B) can be identified by people in diverse cultures. 
C) can be identified by people in similar cultures only. 
D) serve no adaptive function. 
A) differs widely across cultures. 
B) can be identified by people in diverse cultures. 
C) can be identified by people in similar cultures only. 
D) serve no adaptive function.

Question 3

In some contexts two or more heritable variants evolve in a population.This is called

Accepted Answer

A) frequency-dependent selection. 
B) adaptive self-assessment. 
C) xenophobia. 
D) the double-shot hypothesis. 
A) frequency-dependent selection. 
B) adaptive self-assessment. 
C) xenophobia. 
D) the double-shot hypothesis.

Question 4

_____ refers to the idea that more adaptive variants of a organism replace less adaptive variants of a organism over time.

Accepted Answer

A) Natural selection 
B) Xenophobia 
C) Effective polygyny 
D) Functionality 
A) Natural selection 
B) Xenophobia 
C) Effective polygyny 
D) Functionality

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of the evolutionary approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Lack of knowledge about conditions during human evolution. 
B) Selective pressures today may be different than during most of human history. 
C) Different evolutionary explanations can be used to explain the same phenomenon. 
D) Using an inductive method to generate evolutionary based hypotheses. 
A) Lack of knowledge about conditions during human evolution. 
B) Selective pressures today may be different than during most of human history. 
C) Different evolutionary explanations can be used to explain the same phenomenon. 
D) Using an inductive method to generate evolutionary based hypotheses.

Question 6

Survival is only important inasmuch as it is necessary for

Accepted Answer

A) fitness. 
B) adaptation. 
C) senescence. 
D) reproduction. 
A) fitness. 
B) adaptation. 
C) senescence. 
D) reproduction.

Question 7

According to evolutionary theory, a man would be most upset by his female mate's _____.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual fantasies 
B) emotional infidelity 
C) sexual dimorphism 
D) sexual infidelity 
A) sexual fantasies 
B) emotional infidelity 
C) sexual dimorphism 
D) sexual infidelity

Question 8

Research on helping and altruism suggest that people

Accepted Answer

A) help anyone in real need regardless of genetic relatedness. 
B) help others by how closely they are genetically related to them. 
C) help all genetically relatives roughly the same. 
D) always help assist genetically related relatives when asked. 
A) help anyone in real need regardless of genetic relatedness. 
B) help others by how closely they are genetically related to them. 
C) help all genetically relatives roughly the same. 
D) always help assist genetically related relatives when asked.

Question 9

Humans may have evolved _____, so that they may notice and remember those individual differences that are most relevant for solving social-adaptive problems.

Accepted Answer

A) difference detecting mechanisms 
B) individual differences 
C) unrestricted mate competition 
D) the five factor model of personality 
A) difference detecting mechanisms 
B) individual differences 
C) unrestricted mate competition 
D) the five factor model of personality

Question 10

George shows off his new baby to the neighbors.The baby looks more like George's mailman than George.George could be doubting his

Accepted Answer

A) child's attachment. 
B) certainty of paternity. 
C) parenting skills. 
D) neighbor's judgment. 
A) child's attachment. 
B) certainty of paternity. 
C) parenting skills. 
D) neighbor's judgment.

Question 11

_____ may have evolved as a mechanism that functions as a species-typical mechanism that prevents individuals from being socially excluded from a group.

Accepted Answer

A) Altruism 
B) Inclusive fitness 
C) Social anxiety 
D) Psychopathology 
A) Altruism 
B) Inclusive fitness 
C) Social anxiety 
D) Psychopathology

Question 12

These are all components of differential gene reproduction EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) successful mate competition. 
B) success at being chosen as a mate. 
C) successful group selection. 
D) successful survival skills. 
A) successful mate competition. 
B) success at being chosen as a mate. 
C) successful group selection. 
D) successful survival skills.

Question 13

When asked how many sexual partners they desired over their lifetimes, women

Accepted Answer

A) wanted more sexual partners compared to men. 
B) wanted fewer sexual partners compared to men. 
C) wanted an equal number of sexual partners as men. 
D) usually refused to answer the question. 
A) wanted more sexual partners compared to men. 
B) wanted fewer sexual partners compared to men. 
C) wanted an equal number of sexual partners as men. 
D) usually refused to answer the question.

Question 14

The idea that adaptations solve specific, as opposed to general, adaptive problems is known as

Accepted Answer

A) domain specificity. 
B) functionality. 
C) numerousness. 
D) species typicality 
A) domain specificity. 
B) functionality. 
C) numerousness. 
D) species typicality

Question 15

Evolutionary psychologists have placed comparatively little emphasis in their research efforts upon _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the human nature level of analysis. 
B) sex differences in behavior. 
C) individual differences in behavior. 
D) species typical phenomenon. 
A) the human nature level of analysis. 
B) sex differences in behavior. 
C) individual differences in behavior. 
D) species typical phenomenon.

Question 16

The "top down" approach or theory driven method of empirical research is also called the _____ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) inductive reasoning 
B) analysis of variance 
C) deductive reasoning 
D) regression analysis 
A) inductive reasoning 
B) analysis of variance 
C) deductive reasoning 
D) regression analysis

Question 17

Buss and his colleagues have found that women place more importance on earning potential in potential mates than men do

Accepted Answer

A) in the majority of the 37 cultures that were studied. 
B) only in the individualistic western cultures that were studied. 
C) in cultures where men control more resources than women. 
D) in the traditionally paternalistic cultures that were studied. 
A) in the majority of the 37 cultures that were studied. 
B) only in the individualistic western cultures that were studied. 
C) in cultures where men control more resources than women. 
D) in the traditionally paternalistic cultures that were studied.

Question 18

The theory of frequency-dependent selection would state that as a the number of women in the population use a restricted mating strategy for attracting men the

Accepted Answer

A) number of sexy sons in the population will increase. 
B) number of men willing to invest in their children will increase. 
C) average success of the restricted mating strategy will decline. 
D) restricted mating strategy will become a human nature level characteristic. 
A) number of sexy sons in the population will increase. 
B) number of men willing to invest in their children will increase. 
C) average success of the restricted mating strategy will decline. 
D) restricted mating strategy will become a human nature level characteristic.

Question 19

_____ are inherited solutions to survival and reproductive problems.

Accepted Answer

A) Hostile forces of nature 
B) Adaptations 
C) Mate competition 
D) Adaptive problems 
A) Hostile forces of nature 
B) Adaptations 
C) Mate competition 
D) Adaptive problems

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation that is probably NOT adaptive in today's environments?

Accepted Answer

A) Social anxiety 
B) Xenophobia 
C) Sexual selection 
D) Sexual desire 
A) Social anxiety 
B) Xenophobia 
C) Sexual selection 
D) Sexual desire

Men and women value _ equally in potential mates, but men place more value on _.

Research by Paul Ekman and his colleagues has demonstrated that emotional expression

In some contexts two or more heritable variants evolve in a population.This is called

_____ refers to the idea that more adaptive variants of a organism replace less adaptive variants of a organism over time.

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of the evolutionary approach?

Survival is only important inasmuch as it is necessary for

According to evolutionary theory, a man would be most upset by his female mate's _____.

Research on helping and altruism suggest that people

Humans may have evolved _____, so that they may notice and remember those individual differences that are most relevant for solving social-adaptive problems.

George shows off his new baby to the neighbors.The baby looks more like George's mailman than George.George could be doubting his

_____ may have evolved as a mechanism that functions as a species-typical mechanism that prevents individuals from being socially excluded from a group.

These are all components of differential gene reproduction EXCEPT

When asked how many sexual partners they desired over their lifetimes, women

The idea that adaptations solve specific, as opposed to general, adaptive problems is known as

Evolutionary psychologists have placed comparatively little emphasis in their research efforts upon _____.

The "top down" approach or theory driven method of empirical research is also called the _____ approach.

Buss and his colleagues have found that women place more importance on earning potential in potential mates than men do

The theory of frequency-dependent selection would state that as a the number of women in the population use a restricted mating strategy for attracting men the

_____ are inherited solutions to survival and reproductive problems.

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation that is probably NOT adaptive in today's environments?

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex, Gender, and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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Exam 8: Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Men and women value _____ equally in potential mates, but men place more value on _____.

Research by Paul Ekman and his colleagues has demonstrated that emotional expression

In some contexts two or more heritable variants evolve in a population.This is called

_____ refers to the idea that more adaptive variants of a organism replace less adaptive variants of a organism over time.

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of the evolutionary approach?

Survival is only important inasmuch as it is necessary for

According to evolutionary theory, a man would be most upset by his female mate's _____.

Research on helping and altruism suggest that people

Humans may have evolved _____, so that they may notice and remember those individual differences that are most relevant for solving social-adaptive problems.

George shows off his new baby to the neighbors.The baby looks more like George's mailman than George.George could be doubting his

_____ may have evolved as a mechanism that functions as a species-typical mechanism that prevents individuals from being socially excluded from a group.

These are all components of differential gene reproduction EXCEPT

When asked how many sexual partners they desired over their lifetimes, women

The idea that adaptations solve specific, as opposed to general, adaptive problems is known as

Evolutionary psychologists have placed comparatively little emphasis in their research efforts upon _____.

The "top down" approach or theory driven method of empirical research is also called the _____ approach.

Buss and his colleagues have found that women place more importance on earning potential in potential mates than men do

The theory of frequency-dependent selection would state that as a the number of women in the population use a restricted mating strategy for attracting men the

_____ are inherited solutions to survival and reproductive problems.

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation that is probably NOT adaptive in today's environments?

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex, Gender, and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

Filters

Men and women value _ equally in potential mates, but men place more value on _.