Question 1

What is the hypothesized process by which transmitted ideas,beliefs and values spread because of the competitive advantages they provide to groups holding them?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual selection 
B) meme selection 
C) cultural group selection 
D) strong reciprocity 
A) sexual selection 
B) meme selection 
C) cultural group selection 
D) strong reciprocity

Question 2

The problem of altruism __________.

Accepted Answer

A) is a greater selective force than the problem of social exchange 
B) does not imply the value of cheater detection in defining the evolution of mechanisms designed to guide altruistic acts 
C) describes problems associated with how altruism among non-relatives could evolve given the selfish designs that aid in the reproduction of non-relatives at a cost to the altruist 
D) describes problems associated with how altruism among collateral relatives could evolve given the selfish designs that aid in the reproduction of more closely related relatives at a cost to the altruist 
A) is a greater selective force than the problem of social exchange 
B) does not imply the value of cheater detection in defining the evolution of mechanisms designed to guide altruistic acts 
C) describes problems associated with how altruism among non-relatives could evolve given the selfish designs that aid in the reproduction of non-relatives at a cost to the altruist 
D) describes problems associated with how altruism among collateral relatives could evolve given the selfish designs that aid in the reproduction of more closely related relatives at a cost to the altruist

Question 3

According to the alliance hypothesis,which of the following would be the most valuable friend?

Accepted Answer

A) the highest-ranking individual in the social hierarchy 
B) the lowest-ranking individual in the social hierarchy 
C) an individual who highly values you as a friend 
D) your most attractive same-sex peer 
A) the highest-ranking individual in the social hierarchy 
B) the lowest-ranking individual in the social hierarchy 
C) an individual who highly values you as a friend 
D) your most attractive same-sex peer

Question 4

The _____________ is a hypothetical situation in which two people are forced to weigh the costs and benefits of cooperation,temptations to defect,and punishment for mutual defection.

Accepted Answer

A) temptation to defect 
B) reward for mutual cooperation 
C) sucker's payoff 
D) Prisoner's Dilemma 
A) temptation to defect 
B) reward for mutual cooperation 
C) sucker's payoff 
D) Prisoner's Dilemma

Question 5

A ___________ person is more vulnerable to desertion than is someone who is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Replaceable;irreplaceable 
B) Irreplaceable;replaceable 
C) Altruistic;a cheater 
D) Young;an elderly person 
A) Replaceable;irreplaceable 
B) Irreplaceable;replaceable 
C) Altruistic;a cheater 
D) Young;an elderly person

Question 6

The only way reciprocal altruism can evolve is if __________.

Accepted Answer

A) organisms have mechanisms to detect and avoid cheaters 
B) organisms avoid investing heavily in unrelated others 
C) the resident social group consists of 50 to 200 individuals 
D) most members of the population engage in some form of altruism 
A) organisms have mechanisms to detect and avoid cheaters 
B) organisms avoid investing heavily in unrelated others 
C) the resident social group consists of 50 to 200 individuals 
D) most members of the population engage in some form of altruism

Question 7

Benefits of costly signaling include __________.

Accepted Answer

A) increased status 
B) increased cooperation from group members 
C) higher quality mating opportunities 
D) all of the above 
A) increased status 
B) increased cooperation from group members 
C) higher quality mating opportunities 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Over evolutionary time,________will reproduce more than __________.

Accepted Answer

A) exclusive cooperators;exclusive cheaters 
B) opportunistic cheaters;exclusive cooperators 
C) men;women 
D) women;men 
A) exclusive cooperators;exclusive cheaters 
B) opportunistic cheaters;exclusive cooperators 
C) men;women 
D) women;men

Question 9

In order for cooperative coalitions to emerge,individuals must be able to solve all of the following adaptive problems EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) coordinating individuals toward a common goal 
B) detecting altruistic members 
C) imposing group obligations on members 
D) punishing free riders 
A) coordinating individuals toward a common goal 
B) detecting altruistic members 
C) imposing group obligations on members 
D) punishing free riders

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true of our cognitive mechanisms related to cheater detection?

Accepted Answer

A) Being primed with thoughts of an experience in which one was cheated causes individuals to detect cheaters more effectively. 
B) People show heightened memory for cheaters,but this does not result in behavioral changes during economic games. 
C) People show enhanced source memory for cheaters' faces. 
D) People remember the faces of low-status cheaters better than the faces of cooperators. 
A) Being primed with thoughts of an experience in which one was cheated causes individuals to detect cheaters more effectively. 
B) People show heightened memory for cheaters,but this does not result in behavioral changes during economic games. 
C) People show enhanced source memory for cheaters' faces. 
D) People remember the faces of low-status cheaters better than the faces of cooperators.

Question 11

Who developed social contract theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Axelrod 
B) Hamilton 
C) Cosmides and Tooby 
D) Trivers 
A) Axelrod 
B) Hamilton 
C) Cosmides and Tooby 
D) Trivers

Question 12

Which of the following group members should feel most threatened by a new male group member who is very attractive and exceptionally good at telling jokes?

Accepted Answer

A) the engineer 
B) the girl next door 
C) the alpha male 
D) the class clown 
A) the engineer 
B) the girl next door 
C) the alpha male 
D) the class clown

Question 13

A "gain in trade" is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) The scenario in which each party receives more in future returns than it costs to deliver the benefit 
B) A benefit given to a provider in exchange for a benefit received earlier 
C) A benefit given to a person in exchange for an assumed repayment in the future 
D) The scenario in which one person receives an immediate benefit 
A) The scenario in which each party receives more in future returns than it costs to deliver the benefit 
B) A benefit given to a provider in exchange for a benefit received earlier 
C) A benefit given to a person in exchange for an assumed repayment in the future 
D) The scenario in which one person receives an immediate benefit

Question 14

Cooperative coalitions are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) groups of three or more individuals with the purpose of increasing the reproductive success of all members of the group 
B) alliances of more than two individuals for the purpose of collective action to achieve a particular goal 
C) alliances that are long-lasting and are characterized by mutual engagements among members 
D) a group of several individuals with the goal of cooperating to achieve one member's goal 
A) groups of three or more individuals with the purpose of increasing the reproductive success of all members of the group 
B) alliances of more than two individuals for the purpose of collective action to achieve a particular goal 
C) alliances that are long-lasting and are characterized by mutual engagements among members 
D) a group of several individuals with the goal of cooperating to achieve one member's goal

Question 15

People report _________ when they help others in need without insisting on,or expecting,any future reward.Shackelford and Buss found that this can be interpreted as a _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) feeling pleasure;a sign of friendship 
B) being distrustful;psychological mechanism to deter future social interactions with this person 
C) feeling pleasure;psychological mechanism designed to reward cooperation 
D) feeling pride;psychological mechanism designed to reward cooperation 
A) feeling pleasure;a sign of friendship 
B) being distrustful;psychological mechanism to deter future social interactions with this person 
C) feeling pleasure;psychological mechanism designed to reward cooperation 
D) feeling pride;psychological mechanism designed to reward cooperation

Question 16

Individuals in other cultures,such as the Shiwiar,do ____________ Harvard University undergraduates on Wason selection task problems.

Accepted Answer

A) much poorer than 
B) much worse than 
C) as well as 
D) slightly better than 
A) much poorer than 
B) much worse than 
C) as well as 
D) slightly better than

Question 17

Memory for cheaters may be heightened because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) of their rarity in the population 
B) they tend to be young women 
C) they tend to be young men 
D) the ability to cheat and get away with it is an attractive quality in a mate 
A) of their rarity in the population 
B) they tend to be young women 
C) they tend to be young men 
D) the ability to cheat and get away with it is an attractive quality in a mate

Question 18

Which of the following as been hypothesized to underlie the differences documented between how men and women approach same-sex friendships?

Accepted Answer

A) women's tendency to mate exogamously 
B) men's higher frequency of homosexuality 
C) men's relatively higher paternal investment than other mammalian species 
D) all of the above 
A) women's tendency to mate exogamously 
B) men's higher frequency of homosexuality 
C) men's relatively higher paternal investment than other mammalian species 
D) all of the above

Question 19

The tit for tat strategy involves __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cooperating on the first move,then reciprocating a partner's move for each move thereafter 
B) defecting immediately 
C) reciprocation on every other move 
D) always cooperating 
A) cooperating on the first move,then reciprocating a partner's move for each move thereafter 
B) defecting immediately 
C) reciprocation on every other move 
D) always cooperating

Question 20

Men's same-sex friendships appear to be designed to be more _________ than women's.

Accepted Answer

A) antagonistic 
B) costly 
C) intimate 
D) task-based 
A) antagonistic 
B) costly 
C) intimate 
D) task-based

What is the hypothesized process by which transmitted ideas,beliefs and values spread because of the competitive advantages they provide to groups holding them?

The problem of altruism __________.

According to the alliance hypothesis,which of the following would be the most valuable friend?

The _____________ is a hypothetical situation in which two people are forced to weigh the costs and benefits of cooperation,temptations to defect,and punishment for mutual defection.

A _ person is more vulnerable to desertion than is someone who is __.

The only way reciprocal altruism can evolve is if __________.

Benefits of costly signaling include __________.

Over evolutionary time,will reproduce more than __.

In order for cooperative coalitions to emerge,individuals must be able to solve all of the following adaptive problems EXCEPT __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of our cognitive mechanisms related to cheater detection?

Who developed social contract theory?

Which of the following group members should feel most threatened by a new male group member who is very attractive and exceptionally good at telling jokes?

A "gain in trade" is __________.

Cooperative coalitions are __________.

People report _ when they help others in need without insisting on,or expecting,any future reward.Shackelford and Buss found that this can be interpreted as a _____.

Individuals in other cultures,such as the Shiwiar,do ____________ Harvard University undergraduates on Wason selection task problems.

Memory for cheaters may be heightened because __________.

Which of the following as been hypothesized to underlie the differences documented between how men and women approach same-sex friendships?

The tit for tat strategy involves __________.

Men's same-sex friendships appear to be designed to be more _________ than women's.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of 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

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

Exam 9: Cooperative Alliances

What is the hypothesized process by which transmitted ideas,beliefs and values spread because of the competitive advantages they provide to groups holding them?

The problem of altruism __________.

According to the alliance hypothesis,which of the following would be the most valuable friend?

The _____________ is a hypothetical situation in which two people are forced to weigh the costs and benefits of cooperation,temptations to defect,and punishment for mutual defection.

A ___________ person is more vulnerable to desertion than is someone who is ____________.

The only way reciprocal altruism can evolve is if __________.

Benefits of costly signaling include __________.

Over evolutionary time,________will reproduce more than __________.

In order for cooperative coalitions to emerge,individuals must be able to solve all of the following adaptive problems EXCEPT __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of our cognitive mechanisms related to cheater detection?

Who developed social contract theory?

Which of the following group members should feel most threatened by a new male group member who is very attractive and exceptionally good at telling jokes?

A "gain in trade" is __________.

Cooperative coalitions are __________.

People report _________ when they help others in need without insisting on,or expecting,any future reward.Shackelford and Buss found that this can be interpreted as a _____________.

Individuals in other cultures,such as the Shiwiar,do ____________ Harvard University undergraduates on Wason selection task problems.

Memory for cheaters may be heightened because __________.

Which of the following as been hypothesized to underlie the differences documented between how men and women approach same-sex friendships?

The tit for tat strategy involves __________.

Men's same-sex friendships appear to be designed to be more _________ than women's.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of 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

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

A _ person is more vulnerable to desertion than is someone who is __.

Over evolutionary time,will reproduce more than __.

People report _ when they help others in need without insisting on,or expecting,any future reward.Shackelford and Buss found that this can be interpreted as a _____.