Psy 352 Exam #2 Questions With Correct
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The _______ is a theory-driven method of empirical research in
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scientific investigation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-deductive reasoning
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approach
The bottom-up, data driven method of empirical research is known as
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the _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-inductive reasoning approach
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According to Charles Darwin, the process of _____ provides an
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advantage in the competition of desirable mates. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-sexual selection |
According to Charles Darwin ______ _______ refers to a form of sexual
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selection in which members of the same sex compete with each other,
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and the outcome of their contest gives the winner greater sexual access
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to members of the opposite sex. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intrasexual
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competition
Characteristics that members of a particular sex prefer evolve because
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those who possess them ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-are chosen
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more often as mates.
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,The 3 evolutionary perspectives on emotions by Edman, Ketelarr, and
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Sell, hinge on the proposition that they are _____. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-universal
Hogan argues that the most basic human motivators are _____. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-status and acceptance by a group
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Distress or worry about being negatively evaluated in social situations is
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known as _____ ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-social anxiety
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Two stags locking horns in combat is the prototypical image of.... -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intrasexual competition| |
Early father presence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-predispose individuals
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toward a long-term mating strategy, marked by delayed sexual
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maturation; a later onset of sexual activity; a search for long-term,
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securely attached adults relationships; and heavy investment in a small
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number of children | |
Early father absence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cultivate a sexual strategy
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marked by early sexual maturation, early sexual initiation, and frequent
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partner switching -- a strategy designed to produce a larger number of
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offspring
,Evolutionary perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- it is not possible to
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go back in time and determine with absolute certainty what the precise
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selective forces of human have been | | | | | |
- is it untestable and hence unfalsifiable
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- it assumed that modern conditions are similar to ancestral conditions
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High-K individuals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hypothesized to have
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formed strong attachments to their biological parents, avoid risk taking
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that would imperil survival, pursue long-term mating rather than short-
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term mating, and invest heavily in children
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Low-K individuals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hypothesized to have formed
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weaker attachments to their biological parents, have a risk taking
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personality, pressure short-term mating, and invest little in their
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children
Men.... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-predicted to become more jealous in
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response to cues to a sexual infidelity | | | | | |
Women... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-predicted to become more jealous in
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response to cues in the longer term diversion of a mate's commitment
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, Balancing Selection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-occurs when genetic
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variation is maintained by selection because different levels on a trait
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dimension are adaptive in different environments
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Adaptations are presumed to be ______ in the sense that they are
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designed by the evolutionary process to solve a particular adaptive
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problem. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-domain specific
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Evolutionary psychologists have predicted that men and women differ in
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______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the qualities they desire in a long-
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term mate |
The process of natural selection is sometimes called - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-survival selection |
Toby has a muscular body build and has the option of choosing either an
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aggressive or cooperative strategy in his social interactions. He believes
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that an aggressive strategy will be more successful one to pursue due to
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his body build. Toby's tendency toward aggression is _____ ____ -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reactively heritable
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According to evolutionary-predicted sex differences, males, unlikes
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females, have a much higher.... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ceiling on
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reproduction
Answers
The _______ is a theory-driven method of empirical research in
| | | | | | | | | |
scientific investigation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-deductive reasoning
| | | | | |
approach
The bottom-up, data driven method of empirical research is known as
| | | | | | | | | | |
the _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-inductive reasoning approach
| | | | | |
According to Charles Darwin, the process of _____ provides an
| | | | | | | | | |
advantage in the competition of desirable mates. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-sexual selection |
According to Charles Darwin ______ _______ refers to a form of sexual
| | | | | | | | | | | |
selection in which members of the same sex compete with each other,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
and the outcome of their contest gives the winner greater sexual access
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to members of the opposite sex. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intrasexual
| | | | | | | | |
competition
Characteristics that members of a particular sex prefer evolve because
| | | | | | | | | |
those who possess them ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-are chosen
| | | | | | | | |
more often as mates.
| | |
,The 3 evolutionary perspectives on emotions by Edman, Ketelarr, and
| | | | | | | | | |
Sell, hinge on the proposition that they are _____. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-universal
Hogan argues that the most basic human motivators are _____. -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-status and acceptance by a group
| | | | | |
Distress or worry about being negatively evaluated in social situations is
| | | | | | | | | | |
known as _____ ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-social anxiety
| | | | | | |
Two stags locking horns in combat is the prototypical image of.... -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intrasexual competition| |
Early father presence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-predispose individuals
| | | | | | |
toward a long-term mating strategy, marked by delayed sexual
| | | | | | | | |
maturation; a later onset of sexual activity; a search for long-term,
| | | | | | | | | | |
securely attached adults relationships; and heavy investment in a small
| | | | | | | | | |
number of children | |
Early father absence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cultivate a sexual strategy
| | | | | | | | |
marked by early sexual maturation, early sexual initiation, and frequent
| | | | | | | | | |
partner switching -- a strategy designed to produce a larger number of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
offspring
,Evolutionary perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- it is not possible to
| | | | | | | | | |
go back in time and determine with absolute certainty what the precise
| | | | | | | | | | | |
selective forces of human have been | | | | | |
- is it untestable and hence unfalsifiable
| | | | | | |
- it assumed that modern conditions are similar to ancestral conditions
| | | | | | | | | |
High-K individuals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hypothesized to have
| | | | | | |
formed strong attachments to their biological parents, avoid risk taking
| | | | | | | | | |
that would imperil survival, pursue long-term mating rather than short-
| | | | | | | | |
term mating, and invest heavily in children
| | | | | |
Low-K individuals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hypothesized to have formed
| | | | | | |
weaker attachments to their biological parents, have a risk taking
| | | | | | | | | | |
personality, pressure short-term mating, and invest little in their
| | | | | | | | |
children
Men.... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-predicted to become more jealous in
| | | | | | | | |
response to cues to a sexual infidelity | | | | | |
Women... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-predicted to become more jealous in
| | | | | | | |
response to cues in the longer term diversion of a mate's commitment
| | | | | | | | | | | |
, Balancing Selection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-occurs when genetic
| | | | | | |
variation is maintained by selection because different levels on a trait
| | | | | | | | | | |
dimension are adaptive in different environments
| | | | |
Adaptations are presumed to be ______ in the sense that they are
| | | | | | | | | | | |
designed by the evolutionary process to solve a particular adaptive
| | | | | | | | | |
problem. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-domain specific
| | | |
Evolutionary psychologists have predicted that men and women differ in
| | | | | | | | |
______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the qualities they desire in a long-
| | | | | | | | | |
term mate |
The process of natural selection is sometimes called - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-survival selection |
Toby has a muscular body build and has the option of choosing either an
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
aggressive or cooperative strategy in his social interactions. He believes
| | | | | | | | | | |
that an aggressive strategy will be more successful one to pursue due to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
his body build. Toby's tendency toward aggression is _____ ____ -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reactively heritable
| |
According to evolutionary-predicted sex differences, males, unlikes
| | | | | | |
females, have a much higher.... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ceiling on
| | | | | | | | |
reproduction
