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The ___ an organism invests in parenting, the ____ it has to lose by making a bad mate choice A. more; moreB. less; more C. first time; lessD. more; less
Scavenging ____ hunting as a major source of food acquisition in ancestral environments A. rivaled B. did not rival C. replacedD. was replaced by
The probable function of psychological mechanism designed to produce disgust is _____A. signaling to others dislike of something B. expelling toxinsC. providing emotional cue to damaging toxinsD. protecting the body against ingesting or coming into contact with toxins
Which type of cross-cultural study comparison was necessary to distinguish between the social rules hypothesis and the hunting hypothesis explanations of the function of mental rotation skills?A. comparing cultures that vary in average happinessB. comparing cultures that vary in gender equality C. comparing cultures that vary in parasite loadD. comparing cultures that vary in reproductive rate
In long-term mating, women prefer mates who _____ humor while men prefer mates who ___ humorA. produce; appreciateB. appreciate; replicateC. replicate; identifyD. identify; produce
Which of the following is a byproduct?A. light produced by a light bulbB. yawning produced by being tiredC. belly button produced by umbilical cordD. calluses produced by friction
Hostile forces of nature include all of the following except ____A. parasitesB. predatorsC. kinD. bad weather
Plants produce toxins as a(n) ____A. byproduct of other nutrients being absorbed into the plantB. method of storing nutrients that they may needC. adaptation for reducing the likelihood of getting eatenD. adaptation for chemical warfare against other plants
Male chimpanzees have relatively___ testes than human males because of the greater selection pressure of female promiscuity in chimpanzeesA. largerB. smaller C. equalD. fewer
The work of Gregor Mendel documented that ___ A. evolution is unlikely to have occurred in pea plantsB. evolution is unlikely to have occurred in pea genesC. inheritance is particulate, not blended D. inheritance is blended, not particulate
The fact that men tend to exaggerate their height and financial status in personal ads indicates that A. mens height and status are negatively correlated with psychopath. B. men are aware of Women's pre3ferences and attempt to embody them C. women are not consciously aware of their preferences for these traits
Which of the following theories is the only known scientific theory that can explain adaptations?A. seeding theoryB. evolution by natural selection C. inclusive fitness behaviorD. creationism
The fact that children everywhere need to be coaxed into eating certain foods, such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts, is likely due to which of the following proposed adaptations?A. the potlatch effectB. the provisioning hypothesisC. taste neophobiaD. taste neophilia
For evolution to work, successful variations must be _____, or passed down reliably from parent to offspring.A. variatedB. particulatesC. selectedD. inherited
In which of the following species do males make greater investments in their offspring than females?A. poison dart frogB. kangarooC. zebra finchD. pipefish seahorse
In contrast to the theory of natural selection, which focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful survival, the theory of _____ focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful mating.A. sexual selection B. internal selectionC. external selection D. social selection
Which of the following is NOT an example of genetic drift?A. natural selectionB. founder effectC. genetic bottleneckD. mutation
A man's size, strength, and physical prowess signal to prospective mates solutions to the problem of _____. A. commitmentB. willingness to investC. sexual fidelityD. protection
The cognitive revolution is synonymous with _____A. neurobiologyB. information processingC. computersD. domain-general learning
Which of the following is NOT a focus of evolutionary psychology?A. Why is the mind designed the way it is?B. How do the components of the mind interact with the environment?C. What is the relationship between the human mind and the Big Bang?D. What are the functions of the components of the human mind?