LS15 LEGAL STUDIES REVIEW 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS TESTED
QUESTIONS.
■ What is the fundamental reproductive equation what does it reveal
about culture and biology. Answer: Sex = pregnancy = babies = maternal
child care = loss of female economic opportunity = loss of female
political power
It's hard to fight biological urges
Sex does not have to equal pregnancy -> rubber
Pregnancy does not have to equal babies -> surgery
Babies do not have to equal maternal child care -> rubber nipples
Maternal childcare does not have to equal loss of female economic
opportunity -> daycare
Loss of female economic opportunity does not have to equal loss of
female political power ->
The cultural idea that the person in power doesn't need to have the most
money basically democracy
There are certain biological constraints on how we r built that unchecked
can lead to undesirable outcomes
Culture can block every step of the fundamental reproductive equation
The invention of vulcanized rubber can stop that equation at 3 dif places
, Bio is not an excuse
■ Using 2 examples explain what constrained learning is and how it
illuminates culture biology. Answer: Ex:
It is easier to grasp a language at a younger age compared to learning a
language at age 20 because it is a biological constraint.
Rats could learn to associate certain stimuli and physical conditions but
couldn't learn to associate others
Associate nausea and weird taste
Associate light+noise w electric shock
But could never learn to not drink water
Monkeys could not learn to be scared of flowers, but they were quick to
learn to fear snakes
You can know how to max cardiovascular fitness but it won't work the
same for everyone
Humans are quick to associate bad food with sickness rather than the
actual bacteria that could have caused the sickness thru other ways
■ What is the EEA? Why is it important for us to be aware of it?.
Answer: The environment of evolutionary adaptation
A mismatch between EEA and the current environment when outcomes
of NS arent appropriate anymore
Male geese protect the eggs that roll of from a nest often bringing in
unwanted items that resemble the shape of an egg
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS TESTED
QUESTIONS.
■ What is the fundamental reproductive equation what does it reveal
about culture and biology. Answer: Sex = pregnancy = babies = maternal
child care = loss of female economic opportunity = loss of female
political power
It's hard to fight biological urges
Sex does not have to equal pregnancy -> rubber
Pregnancy does not have to equal babies -> surgery
Babies do not have to equal maternal child care -> rubber nipples
Maternal childcare does not have to equal loss of female economic
opportunity -> daycare
Loss of female economic opportunity does not have to equal loss of
female political power ->
The cultural idea that the person in power doesn't need to have the most
money basically democracy
There are certain biological constraints on how we r built that unchecked
can lead to undesirable outcomes
Culture can block every step of the fundamental reproductive equation
The invention of vulcanized rubber can stop that equation at 3 dif places
, Bio is not an excuse
■ Using 2 examples explain what constrained learning is and how it
illuminates culture biology. Answer: Ex:
It is easier to grasp a language at a younger age compared to learning a
language at age 20 because it is a biological constraint.
Rats could learn to associate certain stimuli and physical conditions but
couldn't learn to associate others
Associate nausea and weird taste
Associate light+noise w electric shock
But could never learn to not drink water
Monkeys could not learn to be scared of flowers, but they were quick to
learn to fear snakes
You can know how to max cardiovascular fitness but it won't work the
same for everyone
Humans are quick to associate bad food with sickness rather than the
actual bacteria that could have caused the sickness thru other ways
■ What is the EEA? Why is it important for us to be aware of it?.
Answer: The environment of evolutionary adaptation
A mismatch between EEA and the current environment when outcomes
of NS arent appropriate anymore
Male geese protect the eggs that roll of from a nest often bringing in
unwanted items that resemble the shape of an egg
