TEST BANK for Evolutionary Psychology: The New
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Science 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 oo oo oo
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, Multiple Choice Questions oo oo
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
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(a) changes in gene frequency within a population over time
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(b) differences between species oo oo
(c) changes over time in the shape of the human skull
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(d) differences between men and women oo oo oo oo
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.
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(d) inheritance of acquired characteristics.
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,5. According to Cuvier’s theory of catastrophism, species are . (a)
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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
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prior to Darwin? (d)
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(a) cross-species structural similarities
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(b) cross-species embryological similarities
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(c) apparent function of traits
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(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
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(b) founder effect
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(c) genetic bottleneck
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(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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(a) Variation
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(c) Selection
(d) Inheritance
10. For evolution to work, successful variations must be , or passed down reliably from
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parent to offspring. (d)
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(a) variated
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11. The process of
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organisms with some heritable attributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with
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the tasks of survival and reproduction. (c)
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(a) variation
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12. In contrast to the theory of natural selection, which focused on adaptations that have
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arisen as a consequence of successful survival, the theory of
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have arisen as a consequence of successful mating. (a)
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(a) sexual selection oo
(b) internal selection oo
(c) external selection oo
(d) social selection oo
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Science 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 oo oo oo
Page | 1
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, Multiple Choice Questions oo oo
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
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(a) changes in gene frequency within a population over time
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(b) differences between species oo oo
(c) changes over time in the shape of the human skull
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(d) differences between men and women oo oo oo oo
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.
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(d) inheritance of acquired characteristics.
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,5. According to Cuvier’s theory of catastrophism, species are . (a)
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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
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prior to Darwin? (d)
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(a) cross-species structural similarities
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(b) cross-species embryological similarities
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(c) apparent function of traits
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(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
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(b) founder effect
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(c) genetic bottleneck
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(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
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parent to offspring. (d)
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(a) variated
(b) particulated
(c) selected
(d) inherited
11. The process of
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organisms with some heritable attributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with
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the 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
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arisen as a consequence of successful survival, the theory of
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have arisen as a consequence of successful mating. (a)
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(a) sexual selection oo
(b) internal selection oo
(c) external selection oo
(d) social selection oo
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