Exam 3: A: Evolutionary Psychology

Which research project would likely be of the most interest to someone who studies ethology?

A 19-year old male is describing his ideal mate for marriage.He reports various physical and character traits that are important to him.What is he likely to say is the ideal age for his mate,based on the research of Young,Critelli,and Keith (2005)?

The biological units of heredity are called __________They are responsible for the transmission of traits and are tiny sections of __________.

Greg is so happy that Lisa agreed to marry him.Now he can publically announce their engagement to all the other individuals who were courting Lisa,and this should help prevent them from continuing to court her.According to Terrance Deacon,which hypothesis best explains Greg's beliefs?

Which author suggested that much of the resistance to Edward O.Wilson's book stemmed from a misunderstanding about evolutionary psychology?

Harlow's study with young monkeys was surprising because the findings were contrary to the predictions of __________.

Who wrote the book,The Origin of Species ?

One day,you take your teenage niece to the zoo and she becomes particularly fascinated with the birds in the aviary.She asks you why they all seem to have different shaped beaks.Use the research of Charles Darwin and Peter and Rosemary Grant to explain why animals look the way they do today,incorporating a discussion of natural selection.

What was the goal of the Human Genome Project?

How would having a phobia be adaptive? What evidence suggests that we may be prepared to learn to fear some stimuli more than others?

Mark believes that one's destiny is set at birth according to the genes that the person inherits.Mark further believes that anything that happens to the child over time will have no effect on his or her destiny.What misuse of Darwinian theory is Mark advocating?

According to the social gossip hypothesis,language evolved to announce mate relationships to others.

Which author referred to music as "auditory cheesecake"?

Why is imprinting important for many species of animals?

According to the Cinderella Effect,stepchildren as treated the same as biological children in mixed-family marriages.

Brian has a phobia of balloons.He can't tolerate the squeaky sound of the rubber of balloons.If he is near a balloon,all he can think about is the panic he'll feel when the balloon pops.According to Dominic Murphy,what is the most likely cause of Brian's phobia?

Explain Darwin's theory of sexual selection.What are the two mechanisms that cause sexual selection? Give examples of each.How can sexual selection lead to pressure to change a trait in one direction while natural selection is pressuring the trait to change in the opposite direction?

Both Chomsky and Gould believe that language emerged as a by-product of the natural selection process for a larger brain.

A researcher discovers that more people are willing to risk their own lives to save a close relative than a distant relative,friend,or stranger.Which statement about this scenario is true?

Charles Darwin wrote The Origin of Species.