Question 1

Due to its negative affect on fertility and reproductive behavior, schizophrenia is being eliminated from the species.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Reading and writing are human cross-cultural universals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain the possible biological mechanisms behind such cultural universals as language, color naming, and minor depression.

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Question 4

Reward deficiency syndrome is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   schizophrenia
B)   minor depression
C)   substance abuse
D)   all of these

Question 5

Stephen Jay Gould feared that sociobiology was too susceptible to political misapplication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Risky behavior among mammalian males may occur because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   it is fun
B)   females are attracted to risky behavior
C)   they are socialized to engage in such behaviors
D)   none of these

Question 7

Who do evolutionary ecologists tend to study? What are their methods? Citing specific examples, explain the evolutionary ecological perspective on wealth and reproductive success.

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Evolutionary ecologists tend to study ho...

Question 8

If a person suffers from two or more weeks of depressed mood or impaired enjoyment, she is said to be experiencing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an adaptive behavioral phenotype
B)   minor depression
C)   major depression
D)   schizophrenia

Question 9

In hunter-gatherer societies, men's contribution to subsistence tends to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   more predictable
B)   smaller foodstuffs
C)   more highly prized
D)   less available for redistribution

Question 10

Mammalian males __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are less choosey about their mates
B)   invest less energy in producing offspring
C)   participate less in the rearing of offspring
D)   all of these

Question 11

All human cultures have rules and traditions that regulate sexual contact and reproductive relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

There is a "reading region" in the brain of all humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Stanislas Dehaene, human writing systems

Accepted Answer

A)   have no relationship to the brain
B)   are all the same
C)   share neurological constraints
D)   are profoundly different in every way

Question 14

Researchers found that children raised in the same kibbutz are more likely to marry later in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the 'environment of evolutionary adaptedness'?

Accepted Answer

A)   large agricultural societies
B)   urban societies dependent on industrialized agriculture
C)   small groups of hunter-gatherers
D)   none of these

Question 16

An individual with the ALDH2*2 allele is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   much less likely to become an alcoholic
B)   more susceptible to becoming addicted to opiates
C)   metabolizes alcohol quicker that someone without the allele
D)   cannot become addicted to psychoactive substances

Question 17

It is difficult to study the evolutionary foundations of contemporary human behavior because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   we cannot see evolution happening
B)   we cannot do experiments on humans
C)   human behavior occurs in a cultural context
D)   all of these

Question 18

Biological theories of inbreeding avoidance focus on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   social and psychological factors
B)   an individual's innate desire to commit incest
C)   incest avoidance as an adaptive mechanism
D)   laws against incest

Question 19

Researchers found that the timing of progesterone production __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   varies from culture to culture
B)   is much slower in smaller societies
C)   is dependent on nutrition
D)   none of these

Question 20

Human behavior can be studied at the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)   individual
B)   population
C)   species
D)   all of these

Exam 17: The Evolution of Human Behavior

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Risky behavior among mammalian males may occur because __________.

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According to Stanislas Dehaene, human writing systems

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Reward deficiency syndrome is associated with __________.

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Which of the following best describes the 'environment of evolutionary adaptedness'?

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Researchers found that children raised in the same kibbutz are more likely to marry later in life.

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There is a "reading region" in the brain of all humans.

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Who do evolutionary ecologists tend to study? What are their methods? Citing specific examples, explain the evolutionary ecological perspective on wealth and reproductive success.

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If a person suffers from two or more weeks of depressed mood or impaired enjoyment, she is said to be experiencing __________.

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Stephen Jay Gould feared that sociobiology was too susceptible to political misapplication.

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Researchers found that the timing of progesterone production __________.

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An individual with the ALDH2*2 allele is __________.

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It is difficult to study the evolutionary foundations of contemporary human behavior because __________.

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Human behavior can be studied at the __________ level.

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Reading and writing are human cross-cultural universals.

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Mammalian males __________.

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Due to its negative affect on fertility and reproductive behavior, schizophrenia is being eliminated from the species.

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All human cultures have rules and traditions that regulate sexual contact and reproductive relationships.

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