Question 1

In reality, the behavior of humans often fails to conform to evolutionary images of sexually promiscuous males.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Estimates of the heritability of intelligence:

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A)   are higher for adults than children.
B)   are higher for children than adults.
C)   do not change with age.
D)   fluctuate almost every day according to the environment.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The genome is a static blueprint containing a set of coded messages that never changes over a person's lifetime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What does it mean to say that the gene-environment interaction works in both directions?

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Genes affect which environment...

Question 5

Epigenetic changes:

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A)   affect the expression of genes and the traits they influence.
B)   alter the sequence of bases in DNA.
C)   occur before birth but not afterwards.
D)   are the same as mutations.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Suppose a researcher finds that taste in music tends to be much more similar for identical twins than it is for fraternal twins. This would suggest that the heritability for musical taste:

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A)   is relatively high.
B)   is relatively low.
C)   is higher for fraternal twins than identical twins.
D)   is higher for identical twins than fraternal twins.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is a reason critics challenge the evolutionary views of sex differences in dating and mating?

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A)   The behavior of humans often fails to conform to the stereotyped images of sexually promiscuous males and coy females.
B)   Evolutionary psychologists have tended to rely on data from case studies, which can be a poor guide to participants' actual sexual behaviors.
C)   Modern humans are not affected by evolutionary pressures.
D)   In most societies, it is no longer evolutionarily beneficial for males to have as many offspring as they can.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The functional units of heredity that are located on chromosomes, are composed of DNA, and specify the structure of proteins are called:

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A)   genomes.
B)   ribosomes.
C)   genes.
D)   nuclei.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

For children and adolescents, heritability estimates indicate that about half of the variance in their IQ scores is explainable by genetic differences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

For adults, heritability estimates for intelligence average around ______________.

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A)   .10-.20
B)   .20-.30
C)   .60-.80
D)   .90-1.00E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

According to evolutionary psychologists, genes hold culture on a short and tight leash that does not allow culture to produce much biological change.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Psychologists who emphasized the role of genes and nature in the creation of human diversity were called empiricists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to sociobiologists, it is evolutionarily beneficial for females to:

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A)   attach themselves to dominant males.
B)   compete with other females for access to young males.
C)   have more male offspring than female offspring.
D)   be promiscuous and drawn to sexual novelty.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

The distribution of the scores on an IQ test approximates a bell-shaped curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the principle of natural selection?

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A)   A species constantly improves as parents pass along their best traits to their offspring.
B)   Over time, the amino acids producing defective traits are destroyed by the body.
C)   Individuals with genetically influenced traits that are adaptive in a particular environment tend to survive and reproduce.
D)   If a trait or characteristic is no longer adaptive, then the environment will create better, more adaptive traits.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Each human chromosome has:

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A)   23 pairs of genes.
B)   23 genes.
C)   46 pairs of genes.
D)   thousands of genes.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Human sexual behavior is amazingly varied across cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following best describes what a "mental module" is?

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A)   a specific brain area that has evolved a particular function
B)   a mental process that is taught from generation to generation
C)   a specialized mental process that has evolved through natural selection
D)   an area of the brain where ancestral memories are storedE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

Raw scores on IQ tests have _______________ in developed countries for the past several generations.

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A)   been rising
B)   stayed the same
C)   been falling
D)   fluctuated frequentlyE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Because intellectual differences within groups are partly genetic in origin, differences between groups are also genetic in origin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The functional units of heredity that are located on chromosomes, are composed of DNA, and specify the structure of proteins are called:

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The genome is a static blueprint containing a set of coded messages that never changes over a person's lifetime.

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For children and adolescents, heritability estimates indicate that about half of the variance in their IQ scores is explainable by genetic differences.

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According to sociobiologists, it is evolutionarily beneficial for females to:

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For adults, heritability estimates for intelligence average around ______________.

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Which of the following best describes the principle of natural selection?

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Psychologists who emphasized the role of genes and nature in the creation of human diversity were called empiricists.

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Because intellectual differences within groups are partly genetic in origin, differences between groups are also genetic in origin.

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What does it mean to say that the gene-environment interaction works in both directions?

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Epigenetic changes:

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Raw scores on IQ tests have _______________ in developed countries for the past several generations.

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Estimates of the heritability of intelligence:

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Each human chromosome has:

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Suppose a researcher finds that taste in music tends to be much more similar for identical twins than it is for fraternal twins. This would suggest that the heritability for musical taste:

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According to evolutionary psychologists, genes hold culture on a short and tight leash that does not allow culture to produce much biological change.

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Which of the following best describes what a "mental module" is?

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Human sexual behavior is amazingly varied across cultures.

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The distribution of the scores on an IQ test approximates a bell-shaped curve.

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In reality, the behavior of humans often fails to conform to evolutionary images of sexually promiscuous males.

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Which of the following is a reason critics challenge the evolutionary views of sex differences in dating and mating?

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