Question 1

Darwin's view that males surpass females intellectually while females are stronger than men in the moral virtues is sometimes called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the variability hypothesis. 
B)  the complementarity hypothesis. 
C)  the comparative hypothesis. 
D)  the continuance hypothesis. 
A)  the variability hypothesis. 
B)  the complementarity hypothesis. 
C)  the comparative hypothesis. 
D)  the continuance hypothesis.

Question 2

While on his Beagle voyage,Darwin made important observations of ____________,which eventually helped lead to his evolutionary theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  fossilized remains of extinct animals who resembled current species but were much larger 
B)  finches with differently shaped beaks on different islands 
C)  a species of short-necked giraffes in Brazil 
D)  both a and b above 
A)  fossilized remains of extinct animals who resembled current species but were much larger 
B)  finches with differently shaped beaks on different islands 
C)  a species of short-necked giraffes in Brazil 
D)  both a and b above

Question 3

A recently developed subdiscipline which analyzes psychological functions in terms of independently evolved "modules" and their possible adaptive value in the distant evolutionary past is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary psychology. 
B)  comparative psychology. 
C)  Sociobiology. 
D)  archeological psychology. 
A)  evolutionary psychology. 
B)  comparative psychology. 
C)  Sociobiology. 
D)  archeological psychology.

Question 4

What was a factor that helped convert Darwin to the uniformitarian viewpoint during his Beagle voyage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Captain FitzRoy's endorsement of the idea 
B)  the presence of fossilized seashells high in the mountains 
C)  his observations of exotic wildlife 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Captain FitzRoy's endorsement of the idea 
B)  the presence of fossilized seashells high in the mountains 
C)  his observations of exotic wildlife 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

The idea that political systems and societies evolve and "progress" due to unbridled competition and "the survival of the fittest" is often referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociobiology. 
B)  Social Darwinism. 
C)  Comparative Psychology. 
D)  Evolutionary Psychology. 
A)  Sociobiology. 
B)  Social Darwinism. 
C)  Comparative Psychology. 
D)  Evolutionary Psychology.

Question 6

The philosopher and theologian William Paley is best remembered for promoting which idea?

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution via sexual selection 
B)  The Argument from Design 
C)  catastrophism 
D)  the value of a comparative psychology 
A)  evolution via sexual selection 
B)  The Argument from Design 
C)  catastrophism 
D)  the value of a comparative psychology

Question 7

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection,as presented in his Origin of Species,presupposed the existence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  inheritable psychological characteristics in human beings. 
B)  several fixed groups of species. 
C)  inheritable small individual differences. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  inheritable psychological characteristics in human beings. 
B)  several fixed groups of species. 
C)  inheritable small individual differences. 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Darwin's so-called "variation hypothesis" suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  males have been more modified by evolution and show more variation than females. 
B)  females have been more modified by evolution and show more variation than males. 
C)  males and females have been equally modified by evolution but males show more variation. 
D)  reproduction between males and females causes variation in the human species. 
A)  males have been more modified by evolution and show more variation than females. 
B)  females have been more modified by evolution and show more variation than males. 
C)  males and females have been equally modified by evolution but males show more variation. 
D)  reproduction between males and females causes variation in the human species.

Question 9

In Darwin's "Biographical Sketch of an Infant" he reported on:

Accepted Answer

A)  comparisons between his own child's behavior and that of the animal species he had observed while in the Galapagos. 
B)  comparisons between his own child's behavior and that of one of his nephews. 
C)  the development of his own child's reflexes, emotions, and earliest moral development. 
D)  the development of his own child's "abnormalities." 
A)  comparisons between his own child's behavior and that of the animal species he had observed while in the Galapagos. 
B)  comparisons between his own child's behavior and that of one of his nephews. 
C)  the development of his own child's reflexes, emotions, and earliest moral development. 
D)  the development of his own child's "abnormalities."

Question 10

Prior to becoming a naturalist,Darwin seriously contemplated careers in which of the following fields?

Accepted Answer

A)  medicine and the clergy 
B)  mathematics and medicine 
C)  the clergy and philosophy 
D)  medicine and philosophy 
A)  medicine and the clergy 
B)  mathematics and medicine 
C)  the clergy and philosophy 
D)  medicine and philosophy

Darwin's view that males surpass females intellectually while females are stronger than men in the moral virtues is sometimes called:

While on his Beagle voyage,Darwin made important observations of ____________,which eventually helped lead to his evolutionary theory.

A recently developed subdiscipline which analyzes psychological functions in terms of independently evolved "modules" and their possible adaptive value in the distant evolutionary past is called:

What was a factor that helped convert Darwin to the uniformitarian viewpoint during his Beagle voyage?

The idea that political systems and societies evolve and "progress" due to unbridled competition and "the survival of the fittest" is often referred to as:

The philosopher and theologian William Paley is best remembered for promoting which idea?

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection,as presented in his Origin of Species,presupposed the existence of:

Darwin's so-called "variation hypothesis" suggests that:

In Darwin's "Biographical Sketch of an Infant" he reported on:

Prior to becoming a naturalist,Darwin seriously contemplated careers in which of the following fields?

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

Darwin's view that males surpass females intellectually while females are stronger than men in the moral virtues is sometimes called:

While on his Beagle voyage,Darwin made important observations of ____________,which eventually helped lead to his evolutionary theory.

A recently developed subdiscipline which analyzes psychological functions in terms of independently evolved "modules" and their possible adaptive value in the distant evolutionary past is called:

What was a factor that helped convert Darwin to the uniformitarian viewpoint during his Beagle voyage?

The idea that political systems and societies evolve and "progress" due to unbridled competition and "the survival of the fittest" is often referred to as:

The philosopher and theologian William Paley is best remembered for promoting which idea?

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection,as presented in his Origin of Species,presupposed the existence of:

Darwin's so-called "variation hypothesis" suggests that:

In Darwin's "Biographical Sketch of an Infant" he reported on:

Prior to becoming a naturalist,Darwin seriously contemplated careers in which of the following fields?

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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