PPE 3003 QUIZ 2 questions well and
answers graded A+
inclusive fitness - correct answer ✔✔The overall, total ability (or potential) an organism has to
pass on its genes is called:
women tend to be more jealous over emotional infidelity than men - correct answer
✔✔Nobody likes to be cheated on, but some people are more upset by different aspects of
cheating than others. Which statement is supported by research in evolutionary psychology?
anger - correct answer ✔✔Which universal expression are we most likely to recognize the
fastest?
theory of mind - correct answer ✔✔By the time children turn 4 years old, almost all of them
have developed a(n) ____________________. This can be defined as a basic understanding that
other people have various desires and beliefs.
it detects emotions, not necessarily deceptions - correct answer ✔✔Although micro-
expressions can be analyzed to see if someone is concealing their true feelings, it is difficult to
justify micro-expression analysis as a valid lie detection technique. This is because:
being inconsiderate - correct answer ✔✔According to the study in your text (Buss, 1989), which
of the following behaviors were males statistically more likely to do to upset their romantic
partners than females were likely to do?
distal, proximate - correct answer ✔✔The ______ (evolutionary) reason for human sexual
activity is to replicate genes, but the ______________ (individual) motivation for engaging in
sexual activity is that it feels good.
answers graded A+
inclusive fitness - correct answer ✔✔The overall, total ability (or potential) an organism has to
pass on its genes is called:
women tend to be more jealous over emotional infidelity than men - correct answer
✔✔Nobody likes to be cheated on, but some people are more upset by different aspects of
cheating than others. Which statement is supported by research in evolutionary psychology?
anger - correct answer ✔✔Which universal expression are we most likely to recognize the
fastest?
theory of mind - correct answer ✔✔By the time children turn 4 years old, almost all of them
have developed a(n) ____________________. This can be defined as a basic understanding that
other people have various desires and beliefs.
it detects emotions, not necessarily deceptions - correct answer ✔✔Although micro-
expressions can be analyzed to see if someone is concealing their true feelings, it is difficult to
justify micro-expression analysis as a valid lie detection technique. This is because:
being inconsiderate - correct answer ✔✔According to the study in your text (Buss, 1989), which
of the following behaviors were males statistically more likely to do to upset their romantic
partners than females were likely to do?
distal, proximate - correct answer ✔✔The ______ (evolutionary) reason for human sexual
activity is to replicate genes, but the ______________ (individual) motivation for engaging in
sexual activity is that it feels good.
