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REVIEW 1-6QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
categorical yyperception yy- yyAnswer yythe yyhuman yybrain's yyintrinsic yytendency yyto
yyimpose yycategories yyon yythe yyworld
the yyhuman-animal yydivide yy- yyAnswer yyin yywestern yyphilosophical yyand yytheological
yytraditions, yyhumans yyare yydifferent yyfrom yyanimals yybecause yyhumans yyhave yyeither
yyreasoning, yymorality, yyor yya yysoul
Darwinian yyperspective yy- yyAnswer yythe yyconceptualization yyof yyhumans yyand
yyanimals yyas yyrelated yyto yyeach yyother yythrough yycommon yyancestry yyso yyour
yydifferences yylie yyon yya yycontinuum yyrather yythan yysharp yycategories
symbioses yy- yyAnswer yydifferent yytypes yyof yyecological yyrelationships yybetween yytwo
yyspecies yythat yyreflect yythe yyfitness yyor yyenergetic yycosts yyand yybenefits yyto yyeach
basis yyof yyanimal yycategories yy- yyAnswer yyhow yypeople yycategorize yyanimals yyis
yydetermine yyby yytheir yyinnate yy"biophilic yyvalues" yyand yytheir yycultural yybeliefs yyand
yyuses, yyrather yythan yytaxonomic yyclassification
Australopithecines yy- yyAnswer yyour yyearly yyhuman yyancestors, yymillions yyof yyyears
yybefore yypresent, yywho yyhad yythe yyfirst yyimportant yyrelationships yyto yyanimals,
yyincluding yya yypredator-prey yyrelationship yyon yythe yyAfrican yysavanna, yyand yythe
yydetection yyof yyother yydangerous yyanimals
Amygdala yy- yyAnswer yythis yybrain yyarea yyquickly yyinforms yyyour yyfrontal yycortex yyof
yyan yyemotionally yysalient yystimulus, yysuch yyas yythe yypresence yyof yydesirable yyfood,
yya yypotential yymate, yyor yya yydangerous yyanimal, yyinvoking yyan yyappropriate
yyresponse. yynever yycells yyin yyspecific yyparts yyof yythis yyarea yyare yyspecialized yyfor
yythe yyprocessing yyof yyanimal yystimuli
the yyrise yyof yyHomo yy- yyAnswer yyabout yy2 yymillion yyyears yyago, yylarge yybrain yysize
yyalong yywith yythe yyharnessing yyof yyfire yyenabled yyour yyancestors yyto yybecome yyfull-
time yyhunters
, Savanna yyhypothesis yy- yyAnswer yypreference yyfor yyparticular yylandscapes yyor
yyhabitats yythat yyoffered yykey yyresources
Cognitive yyempathy yy- yyAnswer yycapacity yyto yytake yyanother's yyperspective yyand
yygauge yytheir yyintentions yyof yydesires yy(a.k.a. yyTheory yyof yyMind), yymore yyspecifically
yyto yyunderstand yyanother's yyemotional yystate
Anthropomorphism yy- yyAnswer yyan yyoutcome yyof yycognitive yyempathy, yywhereby
yyhumans yyproject yyor yyattribute yytheir yyown yyfeelings, yybeliefs, yyand yymotivations yyto
yyanother yyanimal
emotional yyempathy yy- yyAnswer yycapacity yyto yyfeel yythe yyemotions yyof yyanother
yyperson yyor yyanimal
out yyof yyAfrica yy- yyAnswer yythere yywere yy2 yywaves yyof yyexpansion yyfrom yyAfrica yyto
yyEurasia yyand yybeyond. yythe yyfirst yywas yya yyHomo yyspecies yythat yyevolved yyinto
yyNeanderthal. yythe yysecond yywas yyfully yymodern yyHomo yysapiens yythat yyexpanded
yyworldwide
the yybeginning yyof yythe yyEnd yyfor yyNeanderthal yy- yyAnswer yyaround yy100,000 yyyears
yyago yymodern yyhumans yy(Homo yysapiens) yybegan yyto yyspread yyfrom yyAfrica yyinto
yyEurasia yy(2nd yywave), yywhere yythey yyencountered yyand yyoutcompeted yyother yylarge
yycarnivores yyincluding yyother yyhominins
Modern yyHuman's yyrise yyto yydominance yy- yyAnswer yyby yy40,000 yyyears yybefore
yypresent, yyfully yymodern yyhumans yyhad yyout-competed yyand yylikely yyexterminated
yyall yyother yyforms yyof yyHomo. yylikely yyreasons yyincluded yygreater yycognitive
yycomplexity, yyprojectile yyweapons, yyand yyperhaps yymost yyimportantly yythe
yypartnership yyof yywolves
Modern yyhunter-gatherers yy- yyAnswer yythese yycultures yyprovide yyevidence yyof yyhow
yythe yyhuman-dog yymutualism yyresults yyin yysignificantly yygreater yyhunting yysuccess
Commensalism yypathway yy- yyAnswer yythe yyearly yyrelationship yybetween yywolves
yyand yyancestral yyhumans yywas yylikely yysimilar yyto yya yymouse yyattracted yyto yyhuman
yyhabitation, yybenefitting yyfrom yy"left yyovers" yyof yyancestral yyhuman yyencampments
yyor yyhunting yysites yywithout yycausing yymuch yyeffect yy(harm yynor yybenefit) yyto
yyhumans
wolf yyadoption yyhypothesis yy- yyAnswer yyproposed yyidea yythat yyour yyhunter-gatherer
yyancestors yykidnapped yywolf yypuppies yyby yytaking yythem yydirectly yyfrom yya yywolf
yyden, yyand yythen yyhand-reared yythem
cute yyresponse yy- yyAnswer yythe yyunconscious yyresponse yyto yyneotenous yyfeatures.
yydomesticated yydogs yyhave yysuch yyfeatures yyincluding yyfloppy yyears yyand
yyshortened yymuzzle
REVIEW 1-6QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
categorical yyperception yy- yyAnswer yythe yyhuman yybrain's yyintrinsic yytendency yyto
yyimpose yycategories yyon yythe yyworld
the yyhuman-animal yydivide yy- yyAnswer yyin yywestern yyphilosophical yyand yytheological
yytraditions, yyhumans yyare yydifferent yyfrom yyanimals yybecause yyhumans yyhave yyeither
yyreasoning, yymorality, yyor yya yysoul
Darwinian yyperspective yy- yyAnswer yythe yyconceptualization yyof yyhumans yyand
yyanimals yyas yyrelated yyto yyeach yyother yythrough yycommon yyancestry yyso yyour
yydifferences yylie yyon yya yycontinuum yyrather yythan yysharp yycategories
symbioses yy- yyAnswer yydifferent yytypes yyof yyecological yyrelationships yybetween yytwo
yyspecies yythat yyreflect yythe yyfitness yyor yyenergetic yycosts yyand yybenefits yyto yyeach
basis yyof yyanimal yycategories yy- yyAnswer yyhow yypeople yycategorize yyanimals yyis
yydetermine yyby yytheir yyinnate yy"biophilic yyvalues" yyand yytheir yycultural yybeliefs yyand
yyuses, yyrather yythan yytaxonomic yyclassification
Australopithecines yy- yyAnswer yyour yyearly yyhuman yyancestors, yymillions yyof yyyears
yybefore yypresent, yywho yyhad yythe yyfirst yyimportant yyrelationships yyto yyanimals,
yyincluding yya yypredator-prey yyrelationship yyon yythe yyAfrican yysavanna, yyand yythe
yydetection yyof yyother yydangerous yyanimals
Amygdala yy- yyAnswer yythis yybrain yyarea yyquickly yyinforms yyyour yyfrontal yycortex yyof
yyan yyemotionally yysalient yystimulus, yysuch yyas yythe yypresence yyof yydesirable yyfood,
yya yypotential yymate, yyor yya yydangerous yyanimal, yyinvoking yyan yyappropriate
yyresponse. yynever yycells yyin yyspecific yyparts yyof yythis yyarea yyare yyspecialized yyfor
yythe yyprocessing yyof yyanimal yystimuli
the yyrise yyof yyHomo yy- yyAnswer yyabout yy2 yymillion yyyears yyago, yylarge yybrain yysize
yyalong yywith yythe yyharnessing yyof yyfire yyenabled yyour yyancestors yyto yybecome yyfull-
time yyhunters
, Savanna yyhypothesis yy- yyAnswer yypreference yyfor yyparticular yylandscapes yyor
yyhabitats yythat yyoffered yykey yyresources
Cognitive yyempathy yy- yyAnswer yycapacity yyto yytake yyanother's yyperspective yyand
yygauge yytheir yyintentions yyof yydesires yy(a.k.a. yyTheory yyof yyMind), yymore yyspecifically
yyto yyunderstand yyanother's yyemotional yystate
Anthropomorphism yy- yyAnswer yyan yyoutcome yyof yycognitive yyempathy, yywhereby
yyhumans yyproject yyor yyattribute yytheir yyown yyfeelings, yybeliefs, yyand yymotivations yyto
yyanother yyanimal
emotional yyempathy yy- yyAnswer yycapacity yyto yyfeel yythe yyemotions yyof yyanother
yyperson yyor yyanimal
out yyof yyAfrica yy- yyAnswer yythere yywere yy2 yywaves yyof yyexpansion yyfrom yyAfrica yyto
yyEurasia yyand yybeyond. yythe yyfirst yywas yya yyHomo yyspecies yythat yyevolved yyinto
yyNeanderthal. yythe yysecond yywas yyfully yymodern yyHomo yysapiens yythat yyexpanded
yyworldwide
the yybeginning yyof yythe yyEnd yyfor yyNeanderthal yy- yyAnswer yyaround yy100,000 yyyears
yyago yymodern yyhumans yy(Homo yysapiens) yybegan yyto yyspread yyfrom yyAfrica yyinto
yyEurasia yy(2nd yywave), yywhere yythey yyencountered yyand yyoutcompeted yyother yylarge
yycarnivores yyincluding yyother yyhominins
Modern yyHuman's yyrise yyto yydominance yy- yyAnswer yyby yy40,000 yyyears yybefore
yypresent, yyfully yymodern yyhumans yyhad yyout-competed yyand yylikely yyexterminated
yyall yyother yyforms yyof yyHomo. yylikely yyreasons yyincluded yygreater yycognitive
yycomplexity, yyprojectile yyweapons, yyand yyperhaps yymost yyimportantly yythe
yypartnership yyof yywolves
Modern yyhunter-gatherers yy- yyAnswer yythese yycultures yyprovide yyevidence yyof yyhow
yythe yyhuman-dog yymutualism yyresults yyin yysignificantly yygreater yyhunting yysuccess
Commensalism yypathway yy- yyAnswer yythe yyearly yyrelationship yybetween yywolves
yyand yyancestral yyhumans yywas yylikely yysimilar yyto yya yymouse yyattracted yyto yyhuman
yyhabitation, yybenefitting yyfrom yy"left yyovers" yyof yyancestral yyhuman yyencampments
yyor yyhunting yysites yywithout yycausing yymuch yyeffect yy(harm yynor yybenefit) yyto
yyhumans
wolf yyadoption yyhypothesis yy- yyAnswer yyproposed yyidea yythat yyour yyhunter-gatherer
yyancestors yykidnapped yywolf yypuppies yyby yytaking yythem yydirectly yyfrom yya yywolf
yyden, yyand yythen yyhand-reared yythem
cute yyresponse yy- yyAnswer yythe yyunconscious yyresponse yyto yyneotenous yyfeatures.
yydomesticated yydogs yyhave yysuch yyfeatures yyincluding yyfloppy yyears yyand
yyshortened yymuzzle
