Question 1

In Darwin's 1871 book The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex,he theorized that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there are fundamental qualitative differences between humans and animals in terms of mental faculties. 
B)  human beings have descended from animal ancestors. 
C)  primitive and "savage" human groups represented separate species. 
D)  human beings are immune to the influence of natural selection. 
A)  there are fundamental qualitative differences between humans and animals in terms of mental faculties. 
B)  human beings have descended from animal ancestors. 
C)  primitive and "savage" human groups represented separate species. 
D)  human beings are immune to the influence of natural selection. B

Question 2

Darwin's writings about human issues included all of the following subjects except:

Accepted Answer

A)  emotions. 
B)  child development. 
C)  gender differences. 
D)  consciousness and will. 
A)  emotions. 
B)  child development. 
C)  gender differences. 
D)  consciousness and will. D

Question 3

What was the most revolutionary aspect of Darwin's theory as published in his 1859 Origin of Species?

Accepted Answer

A)  the notion of natural selection as the mechanism for evolution 
B)  the notion of the inheritance of acquired characteristics 
C)  the notion of evolution itself 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the notion of natural selection as the mechanism for evolution 
B)  the notion of the inheritance of acquired characteristics 
C)  the notion of evolution itself 
D)  all of the above A

Question 4

____________________ and _______________ helped bring the idea of evolved species to scientific awareness,but without suggesting a plausible mechanism by which evolution could occur.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck; Erasmus Darwin 
B)  Robert FitzRoy; William Paley 
C)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck; Charles Darwin 
D)  Thomas Malthus; Erasmus Darwin 
A)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck; Erasmus Darwin 
B)  Robert FitzRoy; William Paley 
C)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck; Charles Darwin 
D)  Thomas Malthus; Erasmus Darwin

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

A recently developed approach hypothesizing that the unit of evolution is the individual gene,rather than the individual organism or the group is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  social Darwinism. 
B)  sociobiology. 
C)  evolutionary psychology. 
D)  behavior genetics. 
A)  social Darwinism. 
B)  sociobiology. 
C)  evolutionary psychology. 
D)  behavior genetics.

Question 7

The English geologist Charles Lyell promoted and supported which geological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  catastrophism 
B)  natural selection 
C)  uniformitarianism 
D)  sexual selection 
A)  catastrophism 
B)  natural selection 
C)  uniformitarianism 
D)  sexual selection

Question 8

Adam Sedgwick and John Stevens Henslow influenced young Darwin in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  They taught him botany and geology at Cambridge. 
B)  They were favorably disposed to evolutionary theories. 
C)  They persuaded Darwin's father to allow him to go on the Beagle. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  They taught him botany and geology at Cambridge. 
B)  They were favorably disposed to evolutionary theories. 
C)  They persuaded Darwin's father to allow him to go on the Beagle. 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

Which of the following provided a crucial insight that helped Darwin develop his theory of evolution by natural selection following his reading of it "for amusement"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Malthus on population 
B)  Shakespeare's Hamlet 
C)  James Ussher on the age of the earth 
D)  James Audubon on the birds of America 
A)  Thomas Malthus on population 
B)  Shakespeare's Hamlet 
C)  James Ussher on the age of the earth 
D)  James Audubon on the birds of America

Question 10

Although Darwin is best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection and his biological expertise,he also made important contributions to which field?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mathematics 
B)  Anthropology 
C)  Geology 
D)  Anatomy 
A)  Mathematics 
B)  Anthropology 
C)  Geology 
D)  Anatomy

Question 11

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)  all of the above 
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)  all of the above

Question 12

_____________________became known as "Darwin's Bulldog" and staunchly supported Darwin's theory in a celebrated 1860 debate with the Bishop of Oxford.

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 
C)  Thomas H. Huxley 
D)  Charles Lyell 
A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 
C)  Thomas H. Huxley 
D)  Charles Lyell

Question 13

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 14

One of the purposes of Darwin's book,The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was to show:

Accepted Answer

A)  that many human reactions with no obvious survival or utilitarian value today did have an adaptive purpose in the evolutionary past. 
B)  that animals and humans have very different emotional responses. 
C)  that human emotional expressions vary widely across different cultures. 
D)  that many human reactions with a clear adaptive purpose today had no adaptive purpose in the past. 
A)  that many human reactions with no obvious survival or utilitarian value today did have an adaptive purpose in the evolutionary past. 
B)  that animals and humans have very different emotional responses. 
C)  that human emotional expressions vary widely across different cultures. 
D)  that many human reactions with a clear adaptive purpose today had no adaptive purpose in the past.

Question 15

A Victorian-era theory holding that the mainly non?European,"savage" peoples represented a distinctly different species of being was known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Darwinism. 
B)  Polygenism. 
C)  Monogenism. 
D)  Sociobiology. 
A)  Social Darwinism. 
B)  Polygenism. 
C)  Monogenism. 
D)  Sociobiology.

Question 16

Herbert Spencer is known for being:

Accepted Answer

A)  a promoter of the theory of social Darwinism. 
B)  a promoter of the phrase "survival of the fittest." 
C)  a promoter of sociobiology. 
D)  both a and b above 
A)  a promoter of the theory of social Darwinism. 
B)  a promoter of the phrase "survival of the fittest." 
C)  a promoter of sociobiology. 
D)  both a and b above

Question 17

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 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 religious views, Darwin's father asked him not to publish it.

Question 18

________________________was a younger friend and follower of Darwin's who used Darwin's notes on animal behavior in helping to found the new field of comparative psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  George Romanes 
C)  Thomas H. Huxley 
D)  Alfred Russel Wallace 
A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  George Romanes 
C)  Thomas H. Huxley 
D)  Alfred Russel Wallace

Question 19

Alfred Russel Wallace is known for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  independently developing the theory of evolution by natural selection and having a paper on it read jointly with one by Darwin in 1858 
B)  anticipating Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection by several years but neglecting to publish it 
C)  collaborating with Darwin on a paper describing the theory of evolution by natural selection, which was read at a meeting of the Linnean Society in 1858 
D)  plagiarizing much of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and presenting it as his own at a meeting of the Linnean Society in 1858 
A)  independently developing the theory of evolution by natural selection and having a paper on it read jointly with one by Darwin in 1858 
B)  anticipating Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection by several years but neglecting to publish it 
C)  collaborating with Darwin on a paper describing the theory of evolution by natural selection, which was read at a meeting of the Linnean Society in 1858 
D)  plagiarizing much of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and presenting it as his own at a meeting of the Linnean Society in 1858

Question 20

A British political economist and demographer whose writings on population growth influenced Charles Darwin's development of the theory of evolution by natural selection was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. 
B)  Thomas Malthus. 
C)  George Romanes. 
D)  Charles Lyell. 
A)  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. 
B)  Thomas Malthus. 
C)  George Romanes. 
D)  Charles Lyell.

In Darwin's 1871 book The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex,he theorized that:

Darwin's writings about human issues included all of the following subjects except:

What was the most revolutionary aspect of Darwin's theory as published in his 1859 Origin of Species?

______ and _ helped bring the idea of evolved species to scientific awareness,but without suggesting a plausible mechanism by which evolution could occur.

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

A recently developed approach hypothesizing that the unit of evolution is the individual gene,rather than the individual organism or the group is called:

The English geologist Charles Lyell promoted and supported which geological theory?

Adam Sedgwick and John Stevens Henslow influenced young Darwin in which of the following ways?

Which of the following provided a crucial insight that helped Darwin develop his theory of evolution by natural selection following his reading of it "for amusement"?

Although Darwin is best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection and his biological expertise,he also made important contributions to which field?

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

_____________________became known as "Darwin's Bulldog" and staunchly supported Darwin's theory in a celebrated 1860 debate with the Bishop of Oxford.

Uniformitarianism and catastrophism were opposing theories from the nineteenth century concerning:

One of the purposes of Darwin's book,The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was to show:

A Victorian-era theory holding that the mainly non?European,"savage" peoples represented a distinctly different species of being was known as:

Herbert Spencer is known for being:

Darwin delayed publishing The Origin of Species for 18 years because:

________________________was a younger friend and follower of Darwin's who used Darwin's notes on animal behavior in helping to found the new field of comparative psychology.

Alfred Russel Wallace is known for which of the following?

A British political economist and demographer whose writings on population growth influenced Charles Darwin's development of the theory of evolution by natural selection was:

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

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Exam 6: The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

In Darwin's 1871 book The Descent of Man,and Selection in Relation to Sex,he theorized that:

Darwin's writings about human issues included all of the following subjects except:

What was the most revolutionary aspect of Darwin's theory as published in his 1859 Origin of Species?

____________________ and _______________ helped bring the idea of evolved species to scientific awareness,but without suggesting a plausible mechanism by which evolution could occur.

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

A recently developed approach hypothesizing that the unit of evolution is the individual gene,rather than the individual organism or the group is called:

The English geologist Charles Lyell promoted and supported which geological theory?

Adam Sedgwick and John Stevens Henslow influenced young Darwin in which of the following ways?

Which of the following provided a crucial insight that helped Darwin develop his theory of evolution by natural selection following his reading of it "for amusement"?

Although Darwin is best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection and his biological expertise,he also made important contributions to which field?

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

_____________________became known as "Darwin's Bulldog" and staunchly supported Darwin's theory in a celebrated 1860 debate with the Bishop of Oxford.

Uniformitarianism and catastrophism were opposing theories from the nineteenth century concerning:

One of the purposes of Darwin's book,The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was to show:

A Victorian-era theory holding that the mainly non?European,"savage" peoples represented a distinctly different species of being was known as:

Herbert Spencer is known for being:

Darwin delayed publishing The Origin of Species for 18 years because:

________________________was a younger friend and follower of Darwin's who used Darwin's notes on animal behavior in helping to found the new field of comparative psychology.

Alfred Russel Wallace is known for which of the following?

A British political economist and demographer whose writings on population growth influenced Charles Darwin's development of the theory of evolution by natural selection was:

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

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______ and _ helped bring the idea of evolved species to scientific awareness,but without suggesting a plausible mechanism by which evolution could occur.