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Which of the following female mate preferences solved the adaptive problem of selecting a mate who is able to invest?A. dependabilityB. emotional stabilityC. symmetryD. social status
Recent studies which examined. Mate preferences in the context of "speed dating" showed that women tended to choose men who A. described athletic success during high school and college B. indicated that they grew up in an affluent neighborhood C. asked women a lot of questions about themselves
Which of the following relatives is least related to you, genetically?A. grandmotherB. nieceC. half-brotherD. first cousin
Parental Investment theory was first articulated by ___ in 1972.A. William HamiltonB. Robert Trivers C. George Williams D. Tooby and DeVore
Evolution refers to ___A. changes over time in organic structureB. differences between speciesC. changes over time in the shape of the human skullD. differences between men and women
Changes in life forms over time was postulated ___A. first by DarwinB. well before Darwin's timeC. well after Darwin's timeD. first by George Williams
Women, on average, prefer as mates men as who are ____ than they areA. youngerB. thinnerC. olderD. more asymmetrical
Which of the following arguments did Lamarck present?A. Species originate from microscopic algaeB. species progress toward a lower formC. acquisition of inherited characteristicsD. inheritance of acquired characteristics
How does a woman's attractiveness affect her mate preferences?A. Attractive women want less attractive partners than unattractive women doB. Attractive women want more attractive partners than unattractive women doC. A woman's attractiveness is not correlated with her mate preferences; all women prefer financial status and attractiveness in a mateD. Attractive women prefer higher levels of luxury traits (e.g., creativity) than unattractive women do, but equal levels of necessary traits (e.g., resources)
A man's stated income and education is _____ correlated with the number of responses he receives singles ads. A. negativelyB. positivelyC. not D. not significantly
Wherever a female shows a making preference, the male's ___ is/are often the key selection criterion.A. dependabilityB. commitment cuesC. resourcesD. size
William James was one of the first to posit that humans have ____ instincts than/from other animals.A. fewerB. equal but different C. moreD. different
The Garcia Effect refers to ___.A. the ability to condition humans to fear things such as snakes and electrical outletsB. taking into account the role of learning in conditioning fearsC. the fact that humans mare wired to learn all things equally wellD. the ability to learn some things more easily than others
Which of the following is not a critical development in the evolutionary history of humans?A. descent from mammalsB. bipedal locomotion C. development of agricultureD. brain expansion
Harry Harlow used the theory behind operant conditioning to predict INCORRECTLY that?A. monkeys would prefer a wire mesh mother that dispensed foodB. monkeys would prefer a wire mesh mother with a soft cloth cover that did not dispose foodC. monkeys would withdraw from, and be frightened by, both wire mesh mothersD. monkeys would prefer both wire mesh mothers equally
A ____ is the smallest discrete unit that is inherited by offspring intact, without being broken up or blended.A. genotypeB. phenotypeC. memeD. gene
_____ states that people learn to perform behaviors which lead to desired consequences and learn not to perform behaviors which lead to undesired consequences.
_____ entails the removal of an undesirable consequence when functional behaviors are performed.
_____ is administering an undesired consequence to subordinates when they perform a dysfunctional behavior.
by eliminating whatever is reinforcing the behaviors, managers can curtail the performance of dysfunctional behaviors . This process is called _____.