TEST BANKforEvolutionary 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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Answers| A+ GRADED ff ff ff
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, Multiple Choice Questions ff ff
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 ff ff . (a) ff
(a) changes in gene frequency within a population over time
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(b) differences between species ff ff
(c) changes over time in the shape of the human skull
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(d) differences between men and women ff ff ff ff
3. Change in life forms over time was suggested . (b)
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(a) first by Darwin ff ff
(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.ff ff ff ff ff
(c) acquisition of inherited characteristics. ff ff ff
(d) inheritance of acquired characteristics. ff ff ff
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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 to
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Darwin? (d)
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(a) cross-species structural similarities ff ff
(b) cross-species embryological similarities ff ff
(c) apparent function of traits ff ff ff
(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 ff
(b) founder effect ff
(c) genetic bottleneck ff
(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 to
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offspring. (d)
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(a) variated
(b) particulated
(c) selected
(d) inherited
11. The process of ff 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 tasks
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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 ff
(b) internal selection ff
(c) external selection ff
(d) social selection ff
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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 ff ff ff
Page | 1
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, Multiple Choice Questions ff ff
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 ff ff . (a) ff
(a) changes in gene frequency within a population over time
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(b) differences between species ff ff
(c) changes over time in the shape of the human skull
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(d) differences between men and women ff ff ff ff
3. Change in life forms over time was suggested . (b)
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(a) first by Darwin ff ff
(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.ff ff ff ff ff
(c) acquisition of inherited characteristics. ff ff ff
(d) inheritance of acquired characteristics. ff ff ff
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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 to
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Darwin? (d)
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(a) cross-species structural similarities ff ff
(b) cross-species embryological similarities ff ff
(c) apparent function of traits ff ff ff
(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 ff
(b) founder effect ff
(c) genetic bottleneck ff
(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 to
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offspring. (d)
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(a) variated
(b) particulated
(c) selected
(d) inherited
11. The process of ff 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 tasks
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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 ff
(b) internal selection ff
(c) external selection ff
(d) social selection ff
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