Question 1

Which theory provides the starting point for understanding why most murderers AND murder victims are male?

Accepted Answer

A) parental investment theory 
B) parent-offspring conflict theory 
C) multilevel selection theory 
D) reciprocal altruism theory 
A) parental investment theory 
B) parent-offspring conflict theory 
C) multilevel selection theory 
D) reciprocal altruism theory

Question 2

The most common complaint of husbands about their inability to control their wives was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) her sexual infidelity 
B) her drinking 
C) his drinking 
D) her relationship with her family 
A) her sexual infidelity 
B) her drinking 
C) his drinking 
D) her relationship with her family

Question 3

In _______ cultures studied to date,men are overwhelmingly more often the perpetrators of homicide than are women.

Accepted Answer

A) all 
B) most 
C) only a few 
D) no 
A) all 
B) most 
C) only a few 
D) no

Question 4

____________wives and girlfriends are more likely to be killed by their intimate partner than _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Nonaggressive;aggressive wives and girlfriends 
B) Older;younger husbands and boyfriends 
C) Older;younger wives and girlfriends 
D) Younger;older wives and girlfriends 
A) Nonaggressive;aggressive wives and girlfriends 
B) Older;younger husbands and boyfriends 
C) Older;younger wives and girlfriends 
D) Younger;older wives and girlfriends

Question 5

Women derogate their rivals more than men on the dimension of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) physical appearance 
B) intelligence 
C) social status 
D) height 
A) physical appearance 
B) intelligence 
C) social status 
D) height

Question 6

Which of the following traits was associated with more anger-proneness among men but not women?

Accepted Answer

A) strength 
B) age 
C) attractiveness 
D) intelligence 
A) strength 
B) age 
C) attractiveness 
D) intelligence

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an essential condition that must be met for adaptations to evolve for initiating coalitional aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) The average long-term gain in reproductive resources must be sufficiently large to outweigh the reproductive costs of engaging in warfare over evolutionary time. 
B) Members of coalitions must believe that their group will emerge victorious. 
C) The risk that each member takes and the importance of each member's contribution to the success must translate into an inequitable share of the benefits. 
D) Men who go into battle must be cloaked in a "veil of ignorance" about who will live or die. 
A) The average long-term gain in reproductive resources must be sufficiently large to outweigh the reproductive costs of engaging in warfare over evolutionary time. 
B) Members of coalitions must believe that their group will emerge victorious. 
C) The risk that each member takes and the importance of each member's contribution to the success must translate into an inequitable share of the benefits. 
D) Men who go into battle must be cloaked in a "veil of ignorance" about who will live or die.

Question 8

Of homicides committed in Chicago between 1965 and 1980,_____ percent were committed by men.

Accepted Answer

A) 34 
B) 50 
C) 69 
D) 86 
A) 34 
B) 50 
C) 69 
D) 86

Question 9

Hyde found that the largest sex difference in aggression is manifest in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive fantasies 
B) verbal aggression 
C) physical aggression 
D) imitative aggression 
A) aggressive fantasies 
B) verbal aggression 
C) physical aggression 
D) imitative aggression

Question 10

Autonomy-limiting behaviors are __________ correlated with violence perpetrated by husbands against their wives.

Accepted Answer

A) negatively 
B) positively 
C) not 
D) moderately 
A) negatively 
B) positively 
C) not 
D) moderately

Question 11

Men who were bullied when in school end up having fewer sex partners than men who were not bullied.What does this imply about the modern environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Status loss still results in fitness-relevant consequences among men. 
B) Physically aggressive men are preferred by women as mates. 
C) Submissive men are preferred by women as mates. 
D) none of the above 
A) Status loss still results in fitness-relevant consequences among men. 
B) Physically aggressive men are preferred by women as mates. 
C) Submissive men are preferred by women as mates. 
D) none of the above

Question 12

Buss and Shackelford proposed all of the following EXCEPT __________ as adaptive problems that aggression might solve.

Accepted Answer

A) co-opting the resources of others 
B) defending against attack 
C) inflicting costs on intersexual rivals 
D) negotiating status and power hierarchies 
A) co-opting the resources of others 
B) defending against attack 
C) inflicting costs on intersexual rivals 
D) negotiating status and power hierarchies

Question 13

Campbell argues that selection may operate against women who take great physical risks such as inflicting physical aggression on others because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) they bear the brunt of parental care 
B) the selective history of intersexual competition has not existed for women 
C) the selective history of intrasexual competition has not existed for women 
D) selection pressures for reciprocal altruism operate more strongly on men than on women 
A) they bear the brunt of parental care 
B) the selective history of intersexual competition has not existed for women 
C) the selective history of intrasexual competition has not existed for women 
D) selection pressures for reciprocal altruism operate more strongly on men than on women

Which theory provides the starting point for understanding why most murderers AND murder victims are male?

The most common complaint of husbands about their inability to control their wives was __________.

In _______ cultures studied to date,men are overwhelmingly more often the perpetrators of homicide than are women.

wives and girlfriends are more likely to be killed by their intimate partner than _.

Women derogate their rivals more than men on the dimension of __________.

Which of the following traits was associated with more anger-proneness among men but not women?

Which of the following is NOT an essential condition that must be met for adaptations to evolve for initiating coalitional aggression?

Of homicides committed in Chicago between 1965 and 1980,_____ percent were committed by men.

Hyde found that the largest sex difference in aggression is manifest in __________.

Autonomy-limiting behaviors are __________ correlated with violence perpetrated by husbands against their wives.

Men who were bullied when in school end up having fewer sex partners than men who were not bullied.What does this imply about the modern environment?

Buss and Shackelford proposed all of the following EXCEPT __________ as adaptive problems that aggression might solve.

Campbell argues that selection may operate against women who take great physical risks such as inflicting physical aggression on others because __________.

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

Cooperative Alliances

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

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Exam 10: Aggression and Warfare

Which theory provides the starting point for understanding why most murderers AND murder victims are male?

The most common complaint of husbands about their inability to control their wives was __________.

In _______ cultures studied to date,men are overwhelmingly more often the perpetrators of homicide than are women.

____________wives and girlfriends are more likely to be killed by their intimate partner than _____________.

Women derogate their rivals more than men on the dimension of __________.

Which of the following traits was associated with more anger-proneness among men but not women?

Which of the following is NOT an essential condition that must be met for adaptations to evolve for initiating coalitional aggression?

Of homicides committed in Chicago between 1965 and 1980,_____ percent were committed by men.

Hyde found that the largest sex difference in aggression is manifest in __________.

Autonomy-limiting behaviors are __________ correlated with violence perpetrated by husbands against their wives.

Men who were bullied when in school end up having fewer sex partners than men who were not bullied.What does this imply about the modern environment?

Buss and Shackelford proposed all of the following EXCEPT __________ as adaptive problems that aggression might solve.

Campbell argues that selection may operate against women who take great physical risks such as inflicting physical aggression on others because __________.

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

Cooperative Alliances

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

wives and girlfriends are more likely to be killed by their intimate partner than _.