Question 1

Data from around the world indicate that when a murder is committed, it is ____ times more likely to have been committed by a man than by a woman.

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Question 2

Evolutionary psychologists say there is a universal human nature. What do they mean by this? What assumptions are associated with this approach? What sorts of questions are easier to answer using this approach?

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Question 3

The model of human behavior that assumes experience plays the major role and views the mind as a blank slate is known as the _____.

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Question 4

The _____ combines the study of evolution by natural selection as developed by Darwin with the study of genetics as developed by Mendel.

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Question 5

Altruism is a problem for the theory of evolution by natural selection. Why? Explain how Hamilton's and Trivers' ideas helped resolve this problem. Can you think of any examples of altruistic behavior that are still left unexplained?

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Question 6

The idea of _____ brings together questions related to mating behaviors, sexual selection and parenting; for example, it explains why human females tend to be choosier about sexual partners than males.

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Question 7

How did Dobzhansky define a species? How did he explain the evolution of new species?

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Question 8

People generally perform poorly on the logic problem known as the Wason selection task, unless it presented as a _____.

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Question 9

Imprinting involves both the characteristic behavior of the mother and the innate brain pattern or the hatchling; Lorenz suggested imprinting worked like a _____ and _____.

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Question 10

The historical environment in which humans experienced difficulties, found food, mated and raised children, and formed and lived with others in social groups is known as the _____.

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Question 11

_____ have two characteristics: first, they have been with us throughout our history as a species; and second, they have an influence on the reproduction of individual organisms.

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Question 12

Contrast the Standard Social Science Model with the Evolutionary Psychology approach. These two approaches reflect a much larger debate within psychology. What is it?

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Question 13

Lorenz and Tinbergen experimented with the egg-rolling movement of the Greylag goose; they found that, once started, it continued even if the egg were no longer there, and they referred to this kind of movement as a _____.

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Question 14

Because humans lived in small groups during the evolutionary past, they developed a tendency to do favors for others with the expectation that they can receive help when needed; this is known as _____.

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Question 15

Describe the environment of evolutionary adaptedness for humans. How does it contrast with modern life? Why is it important to consider the EEA when searching for explanations for human behavior? Give an example or two.

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Quiz 1: Introduction to an Evolutionary Perspective