Question 1

Researchers found that children raised in the same kibbutz are more likely to marry later in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Biological theories of inbreeding avoidance focus on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social and psychological factors 
B)  an individual's innate desire to commit incest 
C)  incest avoidance as an adaptive mechanism 
D)  laws against incest 
A)  social and psychological factors 
B)  an individual's innate desire to commit incest 
C)  incest avoidance as an adaptive mechanism 
D)  laws against incest

Question 3

It is difficult to study the evolutionary foundations of contemporary human behavior because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  we cannot see evolution happening 
B)  we cannot do experiments on humans 
C)  human behavior occurs in a cultural context 
D)  all of these 
A)  we cannot see evolution happening 
B)  we cannot do experiments on humans 
C)  human behavior occurs in a cultural context 
D)  all of these

Question 4

Reward deficiency syndrome is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  minor depression 
C)  substance abuse 
D)  all of these 
A)  schizophrenia 
B)  minor depression 
C)  substance abuse 
D)  all of these

Question 5

According to Stanislas Dehaene, human writing systems

Accepted Answer

A)  have no relationship to the brain 
B)  are all the same 
C)  share neurological constraints 
D)  are profoundly different in every way 
A)  have no relationship to the brain 
B)  are all the same 
C)  share neurological constraints 
D)  are profoundly different in every way

Question 6

Who do evolutionary ecologists tend to study? What are their methods? Citing specific examples, explain the evolutionary ecological perspective on wealth and reproductive success.

Accepted Answer

Evolutionary ecologists tend to study ho

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the 'environment of evolutionary adaptedness'?

Accepted Answer

A)  large agricultural societies 
B)  urban societies dependent on industrialized agriculture 
C)  small groups of hunter-gatherers 
D)  none of these 
A)  large agricultural societies 
B)  urban societies dependent on industrialized agriculture 
C)  small groups of hunter-gatherers 
D)  none of these

Question 8

Stephen Jay Gould feared that sociobiology was too susceptible to political misapplication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If a person suffers from two or more weeks of depressed mood or impaired enjoyment, she is said to be experiencing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an adaptive behavioral phenotype 
B)  minor depression 
C)  major depression 
D)  schizophrenia 
A)  an adaptive behavioral phenotype 
B)  minor depression 
C)  major depression 
D)  schizophrenia

Question 10

There is a "reading region" in the brain of all humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All human cultures have rules and traditions that regulate sexual contact and reproductive relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Human behavior can be studied at the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual 
B)  population 
C)  species 
D)  all of these 
A)  individual 
B)  population 
C)  species 
D)  all of these

Question 13

Reading and writing are human cross-cultural universals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Due to its negative affect on fertility and reproductive behavior, schizophrenia is being eliminated from the species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In hunter-gatherer societies, men's contribution to subsistence tends to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more predictable 
B)  smaller foodstuffs 
C)  more highly prized 
D)  less available for redistribution 
A)  more predictable 
B)  smaller foodstuffs 
C)  more highly prized 
D)  less available for redistribution

Question 16

Researchers found that the timing of progesterone production __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  varies from culture to culture 
B)  is much slower in smaller societies 
C)  is dependent on nutrition 
D)  none of these 
A)  varies from culture to culture 
B)  is much slower in smaller societies 
C)  is dependent on nutrition 
D)  none of these

Question 17

Mammalian males __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are less choosey about their mates 
B)  invest less energy in producing offspring 
C)  participate less in the rearing of offspring 
D)  all of these 
A)  are less choosey about their mates 
B)  invest less energy in producing offspring 
C)  participate less in the rearing of offspring 
D)  all of these

Question 18

An individual with the ALDH2*2 allele is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  much less likely to become an alcoholic 
B)  more susceptible to becoming addicted to opiates 
C)  metabolizes alcohol quicker that someone without the allele 
D)  cannot become addicted to psychoactive substances 
A)  much less likely to become an alcoholic 
B)  more susceptible to becoming addicted to opiates 
C)  metabolizes alcohol quicker that someone without the allele 
D)  cannot become addicted to psychoactive substances

Question 19

Risky behavior among mammalian males may occur because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is fun 
B)  females are attracted to risky behavior 
C)  they are socialized to engage in such behaviors 
D)  none of these 
A)  it is fun 
B)  females are attracted to risky behavior 
C)  they are socialized to engage in such behaviors 
D)  none of these

Question 20

Explain the possible biological mechanisms behind such cultural universals as language, color naming, and minor depression.

Accepted Answer

The possible biological mechanisms behin

Researchers found that children raised in the same kibbutz are more likely to marry later in life.

Biological theories of inbreeding avoidance focus on __________.

It is difficult to study the evolutionary foundations of contemporary human behavior because __________.

Reward deficiency syndrome is associated with __________.

According to Stanislas Dehaene, human writing systems

Who do evolutionary ecologists tend to study? What are their methods? Citing specific examples, explain the evolutionary ecological perspective on wealth and reproductive success.

Which of the following best describes the 'environment of evolutionary adaptedness'?

Stephen Jay Gould feared that sociobiology was too susceptible to political misapplication.

If a person suffers from two or more weeks of depressed mood or impaired enjoyment, she is said to be experiencing __________.

There is a "reading region" in the brain of all humans.

All human cultures have rules and traditions that regulate sexual contact and reproductive relationships.

Human behavior can be studied at the __________ level.

Reading and writing are human cross-cultural universals.

Due to its negative affect on fertility and reproductive behavior, schizophrenia is being eliminated from the species.

In hunter-gatherer societies, men's contribution to subsistence tends to be __________.

Researchers found that the timing of progesterone production __________.

Mammalian males __________.

An individual with the ALDH2*2 allele is __________.

Risky behavior among mammalian males may occur because __________.

Explain the possible biological mechanisms behind such cultural universals as language, color naming, and minor depression.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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Exam 17: The Evolution of Human Behavior

Researchers found that children raised in the same kibbutz are more likely to marry later in life.

Biological theories of inbreeding avoidance focus on __________.

It is difficult to study the evolutionary foundations of contemporary human behavior because __________.

Reward deficiency syndrome is associated with __________.

According to Stanislas Dehaene, human writing systems

Who do evolutionary ecologists tend to study? What are their methods? Citing specific examples, explain the evolutionary ecological perspective on wealth and reproductive success.

Which of the following best describes the 'environment of evolutionary adaptedness'?

Stephen Jay Gould feared that sociobiology was too susceptible to political misapplication.

If a person suffers from two or more weeks of depressed mood or impaired enjoyment, she is said to be experiencing __________.

There is a "reading region" in the brain of all humans.

All human cultures have rules and traditions that regulate sexual contact and reproductive relationships.

Human behavior can be studied at the __________ level.

Reading and writing are human cross-cultural universals.

Due to its negative affect on fertility and reproductive behavior, schizophrenia is being eliminated from the species.

In hunter-gatherer societies, men's contribution to subsistence tends to be __________.

Researchers found that the timing of progesterone production __________.

Mammalian males __________.

An individual with the ALDH2*2 allele is __________.

Risky behavior among mammalian males may occur because __________.

Explain the possible biological mechanisms behind such cultural universals as language, color naming, and minor depression.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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