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The _______ is a theory-driven method of empirical research in scientific investigation ANSWER: deductive reasoning approach The bottom-up, data driven method of empirical research is known as the _______. ANSWER: inductive reasoning approach According to Charles Darwin, the process of _____ provides an advantage in the competition of desirable mates. 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. ANSWER: intrasexual competition Characteristics that members of a particular sex prefer evolve because those who possess them ______. 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 _____. ANSWER: universal Hogan argues that the most basic human motivators are _____. ANSWER: status and acceptance by a group Distress or worry about being negatively evaluated in social situations is known as _____ ______. ANSWER: social anxiety Two stags locking horns in combat is the prototypical image of.... ANSWER: intrasexual competition Early father presence 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 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 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