Chapter 02
Biological Beginnings
THE Test Bank for Essentials
of Life Span Development 4th
Edition Santrock
Multiple Choice Questions
1. selection is the evolutionary process by which those individuals of a species that are
best adapted to their environment are the ones that are most likely to survive and reproduce.
A. Natural
B. Environmental
C. Random
D. Necessary
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Natural Selection
2-1
,2. According to the concept of natural selection, the best-adapted individuals:
A. are more likely to survive and leave the most offspring.
B. are more likely to succumb to the depletion of environmental resources in an area.
C. are less likely to reproduce than their less well-adapted peers.
D. are not present in most cultures.
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Adaptive Behavior
2-2
,3. psychology emphasizes the importance of adaptation, reproduction, and “survival of
the fittest” in shaping behavior.
A. Psychoanalytic
B. Cognitive
C. Evolutionary
D. Humanistic
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Psychology
2-3
, 4. According to evolutionary psychology, the observed advantage in spatial skills for men
over women might be the result of:
A. better education available to males.
B. the need to track and slay one’s food to survive.
C. males’ tendency to play video games.
D. males gathering seeds to plant for food.
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Psychology
2-4
Biological Beginnings
THE Test Bank for Essentials
of Life Span Development 4th
Edition Santrock
Multiple Choice Questions
1. selection is the evolutionary process by which those individuals of a species that are
best adapted to their environment are the ones that are most likely to survive and reproduce.
A. Natural
B. Environmental
C. Random
D. Necessary
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Natural Selection
2-1
,2. According to the concept of natural selection, the best-adapted individuals:
A. are more likely to survive and leave the most offspring.
B. are more likely to succumb to the depletion of environmental resources in an area.
C. are less likely to reproduce than their less well-adapted peers.
D. are not present in most cultures.
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Adaptive Behavior
2-2
,3. psychology emphasizes the importance of adaptation, reproduction, and “survival of
the fittest” in shaping behavior.
A. Psychoanalytic
B. Cognitive
C. Evolutionary
D. Humanistic
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Psychology
2-3
, 4. According to evolutionary psychology, the observed advantage in spatial skills for men
over women might be the result of:
A. better education available to males.
B. the need to track and slay one’s food to survive.
C. males’ tendency to play video games.
D. males gathering seeds to plant for food.
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Psychology
2-4
