Question 1

Traditional ________is anchored by several core assumptions challenged by evolutionary psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary biology 
B) social psychology 
C) personality psychology 
D) cognitive psychology 
A) evolutionary biology 
B) social psychology 
C) personality psychology 
D) cognitive psychology

Question 2

The resurrection of group selection is sometimes called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) multiforce selection theory 
B) multigroup selection theory 
C) multilevel selection theory 
D) group adaptation theory 
A) multiforce selection theory 
B) multigroup selection theory 
C) multilevel selection theory 
D) group adaptation theory

Question 3

According to evolutionary scientists,a theory of mind evolved to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) provide a more encompassing body of research in psychology 
B) aid in the prediction of other people's behavior 
C) understand cross-cultural differences in behavior 
D) none of the above 
A) provide a more encompassing body of research in psychology 
B) aid in the prediction of other people's behavior 
C) understand cross-cultural differences in behavior 
D) none of the above

Question 4

Natural selection appears to be ________________ early in life.

Accepted Answer

A) especially strong 
B) especially weak 
C) non-existent 
D) weaker than sexual selection 
A) especially strong 
B) especially weak 
C) non-existent 
D) weaker than sexual selection

Question 5

Linda wears tie-dyed shirts and buttons asserting that "men are slime" and frequently tries to organize the women in her workplace.Is it more likely that "Linda is a bank teller'" or that "Linda is a feminist bank teller?" The fact that most people tend to reply that "Linda is a feminist bank teller" is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the conjunction fallacy 
B) the feminist fallacy 
C) the base-rate fallacy 
D) the naturalistic fallacy 
A) the conjunction fallacy 
B) the feminist fallacy 
C) the base-rate fallacy 
D) the naturalistic fallacy

Question 6

Group selection is ___________________ but the conditions that make group selection likely are _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) theoretically possible;capable of evolving in a short period of time 
B) theoretically possible;incapable of fashioning domain-specific mechanisms 
C) theoretically impossible;possible only if a species is exposed to group living for sufficient periods of time 
D) theoretically possible;rarely seen in nature 
A) theoretically possible;capable of evolving in a short period of time 
B) theoretically possible;incapable of fashioning domain-specific mechanisms 
C) theoretically impossible;possible only if a species is exposed to group living for sufficient periods of time 
D) theoretically possible;rarely seen in nature

Question 7

In the first empirical test of the ecological dominance/social competition hypothesis,researchers discovered that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) in populations with more competition for status,less energy could be devoted to brain evolution,resulting in smaller cranial capacities 
B) populations in the process of achieving ecological dominance had larger cranial capacities than those that had already become ecologically dominant 
C) women's (but not men's)cranial capacity was positively correlated with the degree to which they engage in gossip 
D) population density throughout human evolution was positively correlated with cranial capacity 
A) in populations with more competition for status,less energy could be devoted to brain evolution,resulting in smaller cranial capacities 
B) populations in the process of achieving ecological dominance had larger cranial capacities than those that had already become ecologically dominant 
C) women's (but not men's)cranial capacity was positively correlated with the degree to which they engage in gossip 
D) population density throughout human evolution was positively correlated with cranial capacity

Question 8

The display hypothesis proposes that culture is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) stronger in women than in men 
B) a byproduct of other human psychological mechanisms 
C) an emergent phenomenon arising from sexual competition 
D) none of the above 
A) stronger in women than in men 
B) a byproduct of other human psychological mechanisms 
C) an emergent phenomenon arising from sexual competition 
D) none of the above

Question 9

The frequentist hypothesis states that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) some human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output probabilistic behavior 
B) some human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output frequency information 
C) all human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output frequency information 
D) none of the above 
A) some human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output probabilistic behavior 
B) some human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output frequency information 
C) all human reasoning mechanisms are designed to take as input frequency information and produce as output frequency information 
D) none of the above

Question 10

Which hypothesis for the evolution of language has the MOST serious difficulties in explaining available data?

Accepted Answer

A) social gossip hypothesis 
B) social contract hypothesis 
C) Scheherazade hypothesis 
D) information exchange hypothesis 
A) social gossip hypothesis 
B) social contract hypothesis 
C) Scheherazade hypothesis 
D) information exchange hypothesis

Question 11

Which of the following is a finding that supports the hypothesis that morality may be sexually selected?

Accepted Answer

A) Dominant males are more likely to demonstrate altruistic morality than non-dominant males. 
B) Humans prefer virtuous traits in their mates. 
C) Demonstrated morality is positively correlated with attractiveness. 
D) all of the above 
A) Dominant males are more likely to demonstrate altruistic morality than non-dominant males. 
B) Humans prefer virtuous traits in their mates. 
C) Demonstrated morality is positively correlated with attractiveness. 
D) all of the above

Question 12

Which of the following describes what we know about the development of theory of mind?

Accepted Answer

A) It grows more and more sophisticated with age. 
B) It "comes online" relatively early in development and maintains a stable skill level through adulthood. 
C) It reliably develops in many children,but a large proportion of individuals never display theory of mind. 
D) none of the above 
A) It grows more and more sophisticated with age. 
B) It "comes online" relatively early in development and maintains a stable skill level through adulthood. 
C) It reliably develops in many children,but a large proportion of individuals never display theory of mind. 
D) none of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a bias documented in human social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) correspondence bias 
B) self-handicapping 
C) self-serving bias 
D) confrontational bias 
A) correspondence bias 
B) self-handicapping 
C) self-serving bias 
D) confrontational bias

Question 14

Belsky and colleagues suggest that _____________ early in a child's life can calibrate the kind of sexual strategy he or she adopts later in life.

Accepted Answer

A) father absence 
B) mother absence 
C) family income 
D) potty training 
A) father absence 
B) mother absence 
C) family income 
D) potty training

Question 15

Which of the following hypotheses proposes that language evolved via sexual selection?

Accepted Answer

A) social gossip hypothesis 
B) social contract hypothesis 
C) Scheherazade hypothesis 
D) information exchange hypothesis 
A) social gossip hypothesis 
B) social contract hypothesis 
C) Scheherazade hypothesis 
D) information exchange hypothesis

Question 16

Navarrete's studies on fear learning and extinction based on group membership revealed that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) fear of in-group men is the easiest to acquire 
B) fear of in-group members was most difficult to acquire and most difficult to extinguish 
C) fear of out-group men was the most difficult to extinguish 
D) women learn fear of out-group members more easily than men 
A) fear of in-group men is the easiest to acquire 
B) fear of in-group members was most difficult to acquire and most difficult to extinguish 
C) fear of out-group men was the most difficult to extinguish 
D) women learn fear of out-group members more easily than men

Question 17

The commitment skepticism bias,descent illusion,and auditory looming bias imply that humans __________.

Accepted Answer

A) make many errors but still manage to survive 
B) follow domain-free rationality principles 
C) generally fear false alarms and are biased toward misses across multiple domains 
D) are adaptively rational 
A) make many errors but still manage to survive 
B) follow domain-free rationality principles 
C) generally fear false alarms and are biased toward misses across multiple domains 
D) are adaptively rational

Question 18

People who are high on the K-factor exhibit __________.

Accepted Answer

A) high risk-taking 
B) high Machiavellianism 
C) early attachment to their biological father 
D) short-term mating strategy 
A) high risk-taking 
B) high Machiavellianism 
C) early attachment to their biological father 
D) short-term mating strategy

Question 19

The ecological dominance/social competition hypothesis states that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) because humans were constantly faced with harsh ecological conditions,they had to evolve high levels of intelligence in order to combat the environment 
B) those humans who were best able to compete socially by harnessing the power of ecology tended to acquire more sexual access to mates 
C) since humans were able to subdue the hostile forces of nature,the only competition left was among themselves,resulting in the evolution of a larger brain 
D) none of the above 
A) because humans were constantly faced with harsh ecological conditions,they had to evolve high levels of intelligence in order to combat the environment 
B) those humans who were best able to compete socially by harnessing the power of ecology tended to acquire more sexual access to mates 
C) since humans were able to subdue the hostile forces of nature,the only competition left was among themselves,resulting in the evolution of a larger brain 
D) none of the above

Question 20

Dysfunction occurs when the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) environment does not match reactive heritability 
B) mechanism is not performing as it was designed to perform in the contexts in which it was designed to function 
C) mechanism is performing as it was designed to perform in contexts in which it was not designed to function 
D) all of the above 
A) environment does not match reactive heritability 
B) mechanism is not performing as it was designed to perform in the contexts in which it was designed to function 
C) mechanism is performing as it was designed to perform in contexts in which it was not designed to function 
D) all of the above

Traditional ________is anchored by several core assumptions challenged by evolutionary psychologists.

The resurrection of group selection is sometimes called __________.

According to evolutionary scientists,a theory of mind evolved to __________.

Natural selection appears to be ________________ early in life.

Group selection is ___ but the conditions that make group selection likely are _.

In the first empirical test of the ecological dominance/social competition hypothesis,researchers discovered that __________.

The display hypothesis proposes that culture is __________.

The frequentist hypothesis states that __________.

Which hypothesis for the evolution of language has the MOST serious difficulties in explaining available data?

Which of the following is a finding that supports the hypothesis that morality may be sexually selected?

Which of the following describes what we know about the development of theory of mind?

Which of the following is NOT a bias documented in human social psychology?

Belsky and colleagues suggest that _____________ early in a child's life can calibrate the kind of sexual strategy he or she adopts later in life.

Which of the following hypotheses proposes that language evolved via sexual selection?

Navarrete's studies on fear learning and extinction based on group membership revealed that __________.

The commitment skepticism bias,descent illusion,and auditory looming bias imply that humans __________.

People who are high on the K-factor exhibit __________.

The ecological dominance/social competition hypothesis states that __________.

Dysfunction occurs when the __________.

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

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Filters

Exam 13: Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Traditional ________is anchored by several core assumptions challenged by evolutionary psychologists.

The resurrection of group selection is sometimes called __________.

According to evolutionary scientists,a theory of mind evolved to __________.

Natural selection appears to be ________________ early in life.

Group selection is ___________________ but the conditions that make group selection likely are _________________.

In the first empirical test of the ecological dominance/social competition hypothesis,researchers discovered that __________.

The display hypothesis proposes that culture is __________.

The frequentist hypothesis states that __________.

Which hypothesis for the evolution of language has the MOST serious difficulties in explaining available data?

Which of the following is a finding that supports the hypothesis that morality may be sexually selected?

Which of the following describes what we know about the development of theory of mind?

Which of the following is NOT a bias documented in human social psychology?

Belsky and colleagues suggest that _____________ early in a child's life can calibrate the kind of sexual strategy he or she adopts later in life.

Which of the following hypotheses proposes that language evolved via sexual selection?

Navarrete's studies on fear learning and extinction based on group membership revealed that __________.

The commitment skepticism bias,descent illusion,and auditory looming bias imply that humans __________.

People who are high on the K-factor exhibit __________.

The ecological dominance/social competition hypothesis states that __________.

Dysfunction occurs when the __________.

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

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Filters

Group selection is ___ but the conditions that make group selection likely are _.