Question 1

What was missing from Darwin's theory that led people at the time to question it?

Accepted Answer

A) It lacked evidence from the real world. 
B) It lacked a means of explaining the traits of some species that clearly impede their survival. 
C) It lacked a valid theory of inheritance. 
D) It failed to account for how learned behaviours can then become inherited in later generations. 
A) It lacked evidence from the real world. 
B) It lacked a means of explaining the traits of some species that clearly impede their survival. 
C) It lacked a valid theory of inheritance. 
D) It failed to account for how learned behaviours can then become inherited in later generations.

Question 2

A genetics professor has asked the students to simplify the process of natural selection into a sequence of steps.Which sequence is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) competition for resources,reproductive success,frequency of genotype increases,selection of fittest genotype,environmental pressure 
B) reproductive success,competition for resources,frequency of genotype increases,environmental pressure,selection of fittest genotype 
C) selection of fittest genotype,competition for resources,environmental pressure,reproductive success,frequency of that genotype increases 
D) environmental pressure,competition for resources,selection of fittest genotype,reproductive success,frequency of genotype increases 
A) competition for resources,reproductive success,frequency of genotype increases,selection of fittest genotype,environmental pressure 
B) reproductive success,competition for resources,frequency of genotype increases,environmental pressure,selection of fittest genotype 
C) selection of fittest genotype,competition for resources,environmental pressure,reproductive success,frequency of that genotype increases 
D) environmental pressure,competition for resources,selection of fittest genotype,reproductive success,frequency of genotype increases

Question 3

Lia and Juan are discussing the history of drug use.Lia makes the claim that humans have used drugs for a very long time,as there is archaeological evidence for this.Given that Juan has accurately grasped the information in the text,what response is Juan most likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A) He will agree with Lia,based on the work of Sullivan and Hagen (2001). 
B) He will agree with Lia,based on the work of Nesse and Berridge (1997). 
C) He will disagree with Lia,as there is no archaeological evidence for early drug use. 
D) He will disagree with Lia as drug use started in aboriginal cultures. 
A) He will agree with Lia,based on the work of Sullivan and Hagen (2001). 
B) He will agree with Lia,based on the work of Nesse and Berridge (1997). 
C) He will disagree with Lia,as there is no archaeological evidence for early drug use. 
D) He will disagree with Lia as drug use started in aboriginal cultures.

Question 4

Which term best describes the inability to recognize or identify different tunes?

Accepted Answer

A) anosmia 
B) amusia 
C) anti-musicality 
D) tone deafness 
A) anosmia 
B) amusia 
C) anti-musicality 
D) tone deafness

Question 5

The human genome contains about four million genes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Grace had known her husband as an acquaintance for years,but they had never spoken,other than saying "hi".One night they ended up talking for a very long time and began to see each other in a romantic way.This scenario is consistent with which theory on the development of language?

Accepted Answer

A) The social contract hypothesis. 
B) The social gossip hypothesis. 
C) language may have been used as a screening tool for mate selection. 
D) repeated exposure to an individual may have been used as a screening tool for mate selection. 
A) The social contract hypothesis. 
B) The social gossip hypothesis. 
C) language may have been used as a screening tool for mate selection. 
D) repeated exposure to an individual may have been used as a screening tool for mate selection.

Question 7

Which statement best exemplifies sexual selection?

Accepted Answer

A) A crab has claws to make a safe shelter. 
B) A crab has claws to defend against predators. 
C) A crab has claws to compete with other male crabs 
D) A crab has claws to catch food. 
A) A crab has claws to make a safe shelter. 
B) A crab has claws to defend against predators. 
C) A crab has claws to compete with other male crabs 
D) A crab has claws to catch food.

Question 8

Jake and his sister fight constantly.According to Trivers' theory,how should this behaviour be characterized?

Accepted Answer

A) Somewhat abnormal,since brothers and sisters share genetic material. 
B) abnormal,given that it is a brother-sister pair and not two brothers or two sisters. 
C) normal,because each sibling wants the limited resources that the parents can offer. 
D) normal,because as children age they fight to get the attention of the parents. 
A) Somewhat abnormal,since brothers and sisters share genetic material. 
B) abnormal,given that it is a brother-sister pair and not two brothers or two sisters. 
C) normal,because each sibling wants the limited resources that the parents can offer. 
D) normal,because as children age they fight to get the attention of the parents.

Question 9

As a new mother looks upon her new baby,she sees her mother's chin,her spouse's hands,and her own skin tone.What term best describes the characteristics that the new mother is observing?

Accepted Answer

A) selective advantage. 
B) adaptations. 
C) phenotype. 
D) genotype. 
A) selective advantage. 
B) adaptations. 
C) phenotype. 
D) genotype.

Question 10

Little Albert is presented with a rat and a flower followed by a very loud noise.According to Mineka,Little Albert is more likely to develop a fear to the rat than the flower.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

While Noam Chomsky argues that language is a by-product of the natural selection process for a bigger brain,__________ believes that language evolved as an adaptation in its own right.

Accepted Answer

The answer of While Noam Chomsky argues that language is...

Question 12

Kelly has Huntington's disease,which results in involuntary movements and abnormal mental processes.What is the cause of Kelly's disease?

Accepted Answer

A) a mutation in one gene. 
B) too many chromosomes. 
C) too few chromosomes. 
D) three #21 chromosomes 
A) a mutation in one gene. 
B) too many chromosomes. 
C) too few chromosomes. 
D) three #21 chromosomes

Question 13

What is the correct sequence for the process of natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A) Competition,environmental pressure,reproductive success,selection of the fittest phenotype 
B) selection of the fittest phenotype,competition,reproductive success,environmental pressure 
C) reproductive success,selection of the fittest phenotype ,environmental pressure,competition 
D) environmental pressure,competition,selection of fittest phenotype,reproductive success 
A) Competition,environmental pressure,reproductive success,selection of the fittest phenotype 
B) selection of the fittest phenotype,competition,reproductive success,environmental pressure 
C) reproductive success,selection of the fittest phenotype ,environmental pressure,competition 
D) environmental pressure,competition,selection of fittest phenotype,reproductive success

Question 14

Which term refers to the idea that people perform altruistic behaviours because they expect that others will perform similar behaviours for them in the future?

Accepted Answer

A) altruism. 
B) inclusive fitness. 
C) reciprocal altruism. 
D) selective altruism. 
A) altruism. 
B) inclusive fitness. 
C) reciprocal altruism. 
D) selective altruism.

Question 15

Your observable characteristics are known as your genotype.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What evolutionary prediction was tested by Young,Critelli,and Keith (2005)when they asked male students about their age preference for females within a number of social scenarios?

Accepted Answer

A) Males would show an evolved predisposition for younger females for long-term mating,but that age would be less relevant for a brief sexual encounter. 
B) Males would show an evolved predisposition for older females for long-term mating,but that age would be less relevant for a brief sexual encounter. 
C) Males would show an evolved predisposition for younger females for a brief sexual encounter,but that age would be less relevant for long-term mating. 
D) Males would show an evolved predisposition for older females for a brief sexual encounter,but that age would be less relevant for long-term mating. 
A) Males would show an evolved predisposition for younger females for long-term mating,but that age would be less relevant for a brief sexual encounter. 
B) Males would show an evolved predisposition for older females for long-term mating,but that age would be less relevant for a brief sexual encounter. 
C) Males would show an evolved predisposition for younger females for a brief sexual encounter,but that age would be less relevant for long-term mating. 
D) Males would show an evolved predisposition for older females for a brief sexual encounter,but that age would be less relevant for long-term mating.

Question 17

Jason is reading an article titled "Language as a Side Effect of Brain Growth".Who is the most likely author of this article?

Accepted Answer

A) Noam Chomsky 
B) Steven Pinker 
C) Robin Dunbar 
D) Terrance Deacon 
A) Noam Chomsky 
B) Steven Pinker 
C) Robin Dunbar 
D) Terrance Deacon

Question 18

Harlow and Suomi (1971)found that young monkeys preferred surrogate,fake mothers made of cloth without food more than fake mothers with food and without cloth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In which way did Harlow's monkeys violate the main assumption of behaviourism?

Accepted Answer

A) the wire mother with food was preferred. 
B) the cloth mother without food was preferred. 
C) neither mother was preferred as the monkeys spent equal time with each. 
D) monkeys imprinted on the mother that was first seen 
A) the wire mother with food was preferred. 
B) the cloth mother without food was preferred. 
C) neither mother was preferred as the monkeys spent equal time with each. 
D) monkeys imprinted on the mother that was first seen

Question 20

Sara believes that people who have a mental or physical disability should not be permitted to have children because only biologically superior people should reproduce.Which term is most reflective of Sara's belief?

Accepted Answer

A) genetic determinism. 
B) eugenics. 
C) social Darwinism. 
D) sexual selection. 
A) genetic determinism. 
B) eugenics. 
C) social Darwinism. 
D) sexual selection.

Exam 3: A: Evolutionary Psychology

What was missing from Darwin's theory that led people at the time to question it?

A genetics professor has asked the students to simplify the process of natural selection into a sequence of steps.Which sequence is correct?

Lia and Juan are discussing the history of drug use.Lia makes the claim that humans have used drugs for a very long time,as there is archaeological evidence for this.Given that Juan has accurately grasped the information in the text,what response is Juan most likely to make?

Which term best describes the inability to recognize or identify different tunes?

The human genome contains about four million genes.

Grace had known her husband as an acquaintance for years,but they had never spoken,other than saying "hi".One night they ended up talking for a very long time and began to see each other in a romantic way.This scenario is consistent with which theory on the development of language?

Which statement best exemplifies sexual selection?

Jake and his sister fight constantly.According to Trivers' theory,how should this behaviour be characterized?

As a new mother looks upon her new baby,she sees her mother's chin,her spouse's hands,and her own skin tone.What term best describes the characteristics that the new mother is observing?

Little Albert is presented with a rat and a flower followed by a very loud noise.According to Mineka,Little Albert is more likely to develop a fear to the rat than the flower.

While Noam Chomsky argues that language is a by-product of the natural selection process for a bigger brain,__________ believes that language evolved as an adaptation in its own right.

Kelly has Huntington's disease,which results in involuntary movements and abnormal mental processes.What is the cause of Kelly's disease?

What is the correct sequence for the process of natural selection?

Which term refers to the idea that people perform altruistic behaviours because they expect that others will perform similar behaviours for them in the future?

Your observable characteristics are known as your genotype.

What evolutionary prediction was tested by Young,Critelli,and Keith (2005)when they asked male students about their age preference for females within a number of social scenarios?

Jason is reading an article titled "Language as a Side Effect of Brain Growth".Who is the most likely author of this article?

Harlow and Suomi (1971)found that young monkeys preferred surrogate,fake mothers made of cloth without food more than fake mothers with food and without cloth.

In which way did Harlow's monkeys violate the main assumption of behaviourism?

Sara believes that people who have a mental or physical disability should not be permitted to have children because only biologically superior people should reproduce.Which term is most reflective of Sara's belief?

Psychology and Life

A: Psychology and Life

Research Methods in Psychology

A: Research Methods in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

A: Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

Memory

A: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Cognitive Processes

A: Memory

Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

A: Cognitive Processes

Human Development Across the Life Span

A: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Motivation

A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Emotion,stress,and Health

Understanding Human Personality

A: Understanding Human Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

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A: Social Psychology

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