Question 1

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 2

The human brain accounts for about 2% of the body mass but uses about __________% of the total energy and oxygen consumed by the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  10-15
B)  16-20
C)  18-30
D)  50-74

Question 3

Mammalian female reproductive strategy involves __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  choosing a high quality mate
B)  investing little energy into producing offspring
C)  mating with as many males as possible
D)  monogamy

Question 4

How might we sturdy the existence of speech in the fossil record? What evidence is there from endocasts? What evidence is there from other anatomical features?

Accepted Answer

Studying the existence of speech in the ...

Question 5

The position of the Neandertal __________ possibly indicates speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  basiocranial flexion
B)  Wernicke's area
C)  hyoid bone
D)  prefrontal lobe

Question 6

We are anatomically specialized both to produce language and process language-oriented sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Edward O.Wilson defined sociobiology as the science of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the biological basis of social behavior
B)  the effects of culture on biology
C)  the effects of society on culture and biology
D)  the sociological basis of biological evolution

Question 8

Damage to the right hemisphere may result in an inability to perform or comprehend __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  speech in general
B)  certain words
C)  sentences
D)  prosody

Question 9

Ultimately,our complex social behavior can be attributed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tool use
B)  language
C)  bipedalism
D)  the fact that we are mammals

Question 10

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 11

All languages have a grammar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "typical" human brain has a volume of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  500cc
B)  380cc
C)  1500cc
D)  1350cc

Question 13

Much of what makes human behavior more complex than the behavior of other animals depends on our possession of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  spoken language
B)  a calcarine sulcus
C)  sociality
D)  a frontal lobe

Question 14

Outline brain evolution from the Australopithecines to Homo sapiens in terms of EQ and fossils.Were Neandertals more encephalized than modern humans?

Accepted Answer

The evolution of the human brain from Au...

Question 15

Male mammals have less energetic investment in producing offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Evolutionary ecologists found that,among small-scale societies,wealth __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  has a positive effect on a man's reproductive success
B)  has a negative effect on a man's reproductive success
C)  has a negative effect on a woman's reproductive success
D)  is not at all related to an individual's reproductive success

Question 17

The rearrangement of throat anatomy for language purposes has __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  improved breathing overall
B)  introduced new risks in everyday life
C)  had no effect on other throat functions
D)  improved our ability to swallow hard foods

Question 18

Citing specific examples,explain the three ways in which brain reorganization can occur.

Accepted Answer

Brain reorganization can occur in three ...

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  studying human behaviors as the result of direct evolutionary pressures
B)  charting the relationship between agricultural practices and the evolution of the sickle cell polymorphism
C)  hypothesizing about the cultural abilities of ancient hominins by comparing them to living non-human primates
D)  focusing on the ecological factors that influence present-day hunter-gatherer societies

Question 20

Explain two of the more speculative explanations for the origins of language.What are some problems associated with these hypotheses?

Accepted Answer

Two speculative explanations for the ori...

Exam 14: Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

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How might we sturdy the existence of speech in the fossil record? What evidence is there from endocasts? What evidence is there from other anatomical features?

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We are anatomically specialized both to produce language and process language-oriented sounds.

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Explain two of the more speculative explanations for the origins of language.What are some problems associated with these hypotheses?

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Edward O.Wilson defined sociobiology as the science of __________.

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Risky behavior among mammalian males may occur because __________.

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Damage to the right hemisphere may result in an inability to perform or comprehend __________.

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Ultimately,our complex social behavior can be attributed to __________.

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Biological theories of inbreeding avoidance focus on __________.

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Much of what makes human behavior more complex than the behavior of other animals depends on our possession of __________.

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Evolutionary ecologists found that,among small-scale societies,wealth __________.

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The position of the Neandertal __________ possibly indicates speech.

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Citing specific examples,explain the three ways in which brain reorganization can occur.

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Mammalian female reproductive strategy involves __________.

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Outline brain evolution from the Australopithecines to Homo sapiens in terms of EQ and fossils.Were Neandertals more encephalized than modern humans?

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The rearrangement of throat anatomy for language purposes has __________.

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The human brain accounts for about 2% of the body mass but uses about __________% of the total energy and oxygen consumed by the body.

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Which of the following is an example of evolutionary psychology?

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The "typical" human brain has a volume of __________.

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Male mammals have less energetic investment in producing offspring.

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