Question 1

Are learning and evolved psychological mechanisms mutually exclusive explanations of human behavior,and why or why not?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes,because evolved psychological mechanisms are reflexes and do not require input from the environment,unlike learning. 
B) Yes,because learning overrides our evolved psychological mechanisms. 
C) No,because evolved psychological mechanisms are learned during development. 
D) No,because learning requires the presence of evolved psychological mechanisms to occur. 
A) Yes,because evolved psychological mechanisms are reflexes and do not require input from the environment,unlike learning. 
B) Yes,because learning overrides our evolved psychological mechanisms. 
C) No,because evolved psychological mechanisms are learned during development. 
D) No,because learning requires the presence of evolved psychological mechanisms to occur.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a product of evolution by natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A) adaptations 
B) sexual selection 
C) byproducts 
D) random effects 
A) adaptations 
B) sexual selection 
C) byproducts 
D) random effects

Question 3

As predicted from an evolutionary perspective,a study by Flinn and colleagues documented that children living with a stepparent have _______ levels of _________ than children living with biological parents.

Accepted Answer

A) lower;testosterone 
B) higher;testosterone 
C) lower;cortisol 
D) higher;cortisol 
A) lower;testosterone 
B) higher;testosterone 
C) lower;cortisol 
D) higher;cortisol

Question 4

All of the following hypotheses can be generated based on women's preference for men with high status except __________.

Accepted Answer

A) women will value qualities known to be linked with the acquisition of resources 
B) women will gaze more at higher-status males 
C) women will be interested in sexual intercourse earlier in the relationship when the male is of higher status 
D) women will be less likely to divorce husbands who fail to provide resources 
A) women will value qualities known to be linked with the acquisition of resources 
B) women will gaze more at higher-status males 
C) women will be interested in sexual intercourse earlier in the relationship when the male is of higher status 
D) women will be less likely to divorce husbands who fail to provide resources

Question 5

Problem specificity of adaptive mechanisms tends to be favored over generality for the following reasons except __________.

Accepted Answer

A) general solutions fail to guide the organism to the correct adaptive solutions 
B) general solutions lead to too many errors and are costly to the organism 
C) general solutions are always anatomically more complex 
D) a successful solution differs from problem to problem 
A) general solutions fail to guide the organism to the correct adaptive solutions 
B) general solutions lead to too many errors and are costly to the organism 
C) general solutions are always anatomically more complex 
D) a successful solution differs from problem to problem

Question 6

Which type of cross-cultural study comparison was necessary to distinguish between the social roles hypothesis and the hunting hypothesis explanations of the function of mental rotation skills?

Accepted Answer

A) comparing cultures that vary in average happiness 
B) comparing cultures that vary in gender equality 
C) comparing cultures that vary in parasite load 
D) comparing cultures that vary in reproductive rate 
A) comparing cultures that vary in average happiness 
B) comparing cultures that vary in gender equality 
C) comparing cultures that vary in parasite load 
D) comparing cultures that vary in reproductive rate

Question 7

The first step in the top-down strategy of testing hypotheses is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) test predictions based on the hypothesis 
B) develop a hypothesis about adaptive function based on a known observation 
C) derive a hypothesis from existing theory 
D) evaluate whether empirical results confirm predictions 
A) test predictions based on the hypothesis 
B) develop a hypothesis about adaptive function based on a known observation 
C) derive a hypothesis from existing theory 
D) evaluate whether empirical results confirm predictions

Question 8

Which of the following is not a class of adaptive problems?

Accepted Answer

A) problems of life 
B) problems of mating 
C) problems of parental investment 
D) problems of survival and growth 
A) problems of life 
B) problems of mating 
C) problems of parental investment 
D) problems of survival and growth

Question 9

Adaptations initially start as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) other adaptations 
B) genetic mutations 
C) byproducts 
D) noise 
A) other adaptations 
B) genetic mutations 
C) byproducts 
D) noise

Question 10

Modern molecular genetics methods have been used to increase our knowledge of recent human evolution in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A) to show that selection in humans has been accelerating over the past 10,000 years 
B) to identify the genes responsible for lactose intolerance 
C) to compare competing theories for the timeline of human origins out of Africa 
D) all of the above 
A) to show that selection in humans has been accelerating over the past 10,000 years 
B) to identify the genes responsible for lactose intolerance 
C) to compare competing theories for the timeline of human origins out of Africa 
D) all of the above

Question 11

A task analysis posits which of the following questions:

Accepted Answer

A) For this structure to occur,what cognitive and behavioral tasks must be solved? 
B) What tasks must be present for an adaptation to operate? 
C) Why do certain tasks elicit vastly different behaviors? 
D) What is the general task that all psychological mechanisms serve? 
A) For this structure to occur,what cognitive and behavioral tasks must be solved? 
B) What tasks must be present for an adaptation to operate? 
C) Why do certain tasks elicit vastly different behaviors? 
D) What is the general task that all psychological mechanisms serve?

Question 12

Domain-general mechanisms can be characterized by all of the following statements except __________.

Accepted Answer

A) they are difficult to identify because there are no domain-general problems 
B) the study of domain-generality has not been as fruitful an avenue of scientific pursuit as domain-specificity 
C) they do not exist 
D) several domain-specific mechanisms working together may appear to be domain-general 
A) they are difficult to identify because there are no domain-general problems 
B) the study of domain-generality has not been as fruitful an avenue of scientific pursuit as domain-specificity 
C) they do not exist 
D) several domain-specific mechanisms working together may appear to be domain-general

Question 13

Adaptive problems are challenges that must be overcome for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) survival of the fittest 
B) continuation of the species 
C) reproduction or aid in reproduction 
D) self-actualization 
A) survival of the fittest 
B) continuation of the species 
C) reproduction or aid in reproduction 
D) self-actualization

Question 14

The sum of an individual's own reproductive success plus the effects of the individual's actions is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) theory of parental investment 
B) theory of reciprocal altruism 
C) inclusive fitness theory 
D) theory of parent-offspring conflict 
A) theory of parental investment 
B) theory of reciprocal altruism 
C) inclusive fitness theory 
D) theory of parent-offspring conflict

Question 15

Men prefer a ____________ waist-to-hip ratio than women do.

Accepted Answer

A) equal 
B) smaller 
C) larger 
D) more masculine 
A) equal 
B) smaller 
C) larger 
D) more masculine

Question 16

The input to an evolved psychological mechanism __________.

Accepted Answer

A) can be cues in the external environment or output from other psychological mechanisms 
B) is transformed through decision rules 
C) is extremely narrow and limited in scope 
D) all of the above 
A) can be cues in the external environment or output from other psychological mechanisms 
B) is transformed through decision rules 
C) is extremely narrow and limited in scope 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Psychological mechanisms are theorized to have access only to the information stored within them,and cannot access information contained in other psychological mechanisms except via information-sharing mechanisms.This phenomenon is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) compartmentalization 
B) repression 
C) subconscious 
D) encapsulation 
A) compartmentalization 
B) repression 
C) subconscious 
D) encapsulation

Question 18

Using physiological measurement techniques,such as hormonal assays,evolutionary psychologists can __________.

Accepted Answer

A) determine whether a trait or behavior is evolved or not 
B) identify the biological substrates of psychological adaptations 
C) see ultimate causation in action 
D) illustrate the phylogeny of a trait under investigation 
A) determine whether a trait or behavior is evolved or not 
B) identify the biological substrates of psychological adaptations 
C) see ultimate causation in action 
D) illustrate the phylogeny of a trait under investigation

Question 19

The environment of evolutionary adaptedness refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a time when humans evolved toward a common ancestor with chimpanzees 
B) a specific period of human evolution when all adaptations emerged 
C) the statistical composite of selection pressures that occurred during an adaptation's period of evolution responsible for producing the adaptation 
D) the environment that is necessary for an adaptation to emerge 
A) a time when humans evolved toward a common ancestor with chimpanzees 
B) a specific period of human evolution when all adaptations emerged 
C) the statistical composite of selection pressures that occurred during an adaptation's period of evolution responsible for producing the adaptation 
D) the environment that is necessary for an adaptation to emerge

Question 20

Male chimpanzees have relatively _________ testes than human males because of the greater selection pressure of female promiscuity in chimpanzees.

Accepted Answer

A) larger 
B) smaller 
C) equal 
D) fewer 
A) larger 
B) smaller 
C) equal 
D) fewer

Are learning and evolved psychological mechanisms mutually exclusive explanations of human behavior,and why or why not?

Which of the following is not a product of evolution by natural selection?

As predicted from an evolutionary perspective,a study by Flinn and colleagues documented that children living with a stepparent have _ levels of ___ than children living with biological parents.

All of the following hypotheses can be generated based on women's preference for men with high status except __________.

Problem specificity of adaptive mechanisms tends to be favored over generality for the following reasons except __________.

Which type of cross-cultural study comparison was necessary to distinguish between the social roles hypothesis and the hunting hypothesis explanations of the function of mental rotation skills?

The first step in the top-down strategy of testing hypotheses is __________.

Which of the following is not a class of adaptive problems?

Adaptations initially start as __________.

Modern molecular genetics methods have been used to increase our knowledge of recent human evolution in which of the following ways?

A task analysis posits which of the following questions:

Domain-general mechanisms can be characterized by all of the following statements except __________.

Adaptive problems are challenges that must be overcome for __________.

The sum of an individual's own reproductive success plus the effects of the individual's actions is known as __________.

Men prefer a ____________ waist-to-hip ratio than women do.

The input to an evolved psychological mechanism __________.

Psychological mechanisms are theorized to have access only to the information stored within them,and cannot access information contained in other psychological mechanisms except via information-sharing mechanisms.This phenomenon is referred to as __________.

Using physiological measurement techniques,such as hormonal assays,evolutionary psychologists can __________.

The environment of evolutionary adaptedness refers to __________.

Male chimpanzees have relatively _________ testes than human males because of the greater selection pressure of female promiscuity in chimpanzees.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

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Exam 2: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Are learning and evolved psychological mechanisms mutually exclusive explanations of human behavior,and why or why not?

Which of the following is not a product of evolution by natural selection?

As predicted from an evolutionary perspective,a study by Flinn and colleagues documented that children living with a stepparent have _______ levels of _________ than children living with biological parents.

All of the following hypotheses can be generated based on women's preference for men with high status except __________.

Problem specificity of adaptive mechanisms tends to be favored over generality for the following reasons except __________.

Which type of cross-cultural study comparison was necessary to distinguish between the social roles hypothesis and the hunting hypothesis explanations of the function of mental rotation skills?

The first step in the top-down strategy of testing hypotheses is __________.

Which of the following is not a class of adaptive problems?

Adaptations initially start as __________.

Modern molecular genetics methods have been used to increase our knowledge of recent human evolution in which of the following ways?

A task analysis posits which of the following questions:

Domain-general mechanisms can be characterized by all of the following statements except __________.

Adaptive problems are challenges that must be overcome for __________.

The sum of an individual's own reproductive success plus the effects of the individual's actions is known as __________.

Men prefer a ____________ waist-to-hip ratio than women do.

The input to an evolved psychological mechanism __________.

Psychological mechanisms are theorized to have access only to the information stored within them,and cannot access information contained in other psychological mechanisms except via information-sharing mechanisms.This phenomenon is referred to as __________.

Using physiological measurement techniques,such as hormonal assays,evolutionary psychologists can __________.

The environment of evolutionary adaptedness refers to __________.

Male chimpanzees have relatively _________ testes than human males because of the greater selection pressure of female promiscuity in chimpanzees.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

As predicted from an evolutionary perspective,a study by Flinn and colleagues documented that children living with a stepparent have _ levels of ___ than children living with biological parents.