TEST BANK for Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science
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of the Mind 7th Edition by David M. Buss
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All Chapters Covered 1-13 with Verified Questions & Correct
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, Multiple Choice Questions jj jj
1. Which of the following questions is NOT a focus of evolutionary psychology? (c)
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(a) Why is the mind designed the way that it is?
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(b) How do the components of the mind interact with the environment?
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(c) What is the relationship between the human mind and the Big Bang?
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(d) What are the functions of the components of the human mind?
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2. Evolution refers to jj jj . (a)jj
(a) changes in gene frequency within a population over time
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(b) differences between species jj jj
(c) changes over time in the shape of the human skull
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(d) differences between men and women jj jj jj jj
3. Change in life forms over time was suggested . (b)
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(a) first by Darwin
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(b) well before Darwin’s time
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(c) well after Darwin’s time
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(d) first by George Williams
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4. Which of the following arguments did Lamarck present? (d)
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(a) Species originate from microscopic algae.
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(b) Species progress toward a lower form.
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(c) acquisition of inherited characteristics. jj jj jj
(d) inheritance of acquired characteristics. jj jj jj
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,5. According to Cuvier’s theory of catastrophism, species are
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(a) exterminated by sudden catastrophes and replaced by different species
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(b) irradiated by sudden catastrophes, thereafter replacing other species
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(c) exterminated by gradual elimination due to disease, leaving room for new species
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(d) irradiated and extinguished, and replaced by the same species
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6. Which of the following clues to change in organic structure over time were not known or noted prior
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to Darwin? (d)
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(a) cross-species structural similarities jj jj
(b) cross-species embryological similarities jj jj
(c) apparent function of traits jj jj jj
(d) mechanism to explain change in organic structure over time
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7. Which of the following is NOT an example of genetic drift? (a)
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(a) natural selection jj
(b) founder effect jj
(c) genetic bottleneck jj
(d) mutation
8. Which of the following is NOT one of the three essential processes identified by Darwin’s theory of
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evolution by natural selection? (b)
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(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
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, 9. provides the ―raw materials‖ for evolution. (a)
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(a) Variation
(b) Particulation
(c) Selection
(d) Inheritance
10. For evolution to work, successful variations must be , or passed down reliably from parent
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to offspring. (d)
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(a) variated
(b) particulated
(c) selected
(d) inherited
11. The process of jj refers to the component of Darwin’s theory of evolution that states that
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organisms with some heritable attributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with the
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tasks of survival and reproduction. (c)
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(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
12. In contrast to the theory of natural selection, which focused on adaptations that have arisen as a
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consequence of successful survival, the theory of
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consequence of successful mating. (a)
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(a) sexual selection jj
(b) internal selection jj
(c) external selection jj
(d) social selection jj
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of the Mind 7th Edition by David M. Buss
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All Chapters Covered 1-13 with Verified Questions & Correct
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Answers| A+ GRADED jj jj jj
Page | 1
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, Multiple Choice Questions jj jj
1. Which of the following questions is NOT a focus of evolutionary psychology? (c)
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(a) Why is the mind designed the way that it is?
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(b) How do the components of the mind interact with the environment?
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(c) What is the relationship between the human mind and the Big Bang?
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(d) What are the functions of the components of the human mind?
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2. Evolution refers to jj jj . (a)jj
(a) changes in gene frequency within a population over time
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(b) differences between species jj jj
(c) changes over time in the shape of the human skull
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(d) differences between men and women jj jj jj jj
3. Change in life forms over time was suggested . (b)
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(a) first by Darwin
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(b) well before Darwin’s time
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(c) well after Darwin’s time
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(d) first by George Williams
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4. Which of the following arguments did Lamarck present? (d)
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(a) Species originate from microscopic algae.
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(b) Species progress toward a lower form.
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(c) acquisition of inherited characteristics. jj jj jj
(d) inheritance of acquired characteristics. jj jj jj
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,5. According to Cuvier’s theory of catastrophism, species are
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(a) exterminated by sudden catastrophes and replaced by different species
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(b) irradiated by sudden catastrophes, thereafter replacing other species
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(c) exterminated by gradual elimination due to disease, leaving room for new species
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(d) irradiated and extinguished, and replaced by the same species
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6. Which of the following clues to change in organic structure over time were not known or noted prior
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to Darwin? (d)
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(a) cross-species structural similarities jj jj
(b) cross-species embryological similarities jj jj
(c) apparent function of traits jj jj jj
(d) mechanism to explain change in organic structure over time
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7. Which of the following is NOT an example of genetic drift? (a)
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(a) natural selection jj
(b) founder effect jj
(c) genetic bottleneck jj
(d) mutation
8. Which of the following is NOT one of the three essential processes identified by Darwin’s theory of
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evolution by natural selection? (b)
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(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
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, 9. provides the ―raw materials‖ for evolution. (a)
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(a) Variation
(b) Particulation
(c) Selection
(d) Inheritance
10. For evolution to work, successful variations must be , or passed down reliably from parent
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to offspring. (d)
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(a) variated
(b) particulated
(c) selected
(d) inherited
11. The process of jj refers to the component of Darwin’s theory of evolution that states that
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organisms with some heritable attributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with the
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tasks of survival and reproduction. (c)
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(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
12. In contrast to the theory of natural selection, which focused on adaptations that have arisen as a
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consequence of successful survival, the theory of
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consequence of successful mating. (a)
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(a) sexual selection jj
(b) internal selection jj
(c) external selection jj
(d) social selection jj
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