BIO 358 Final Exam Study Questions With
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social |coercion |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-searching |for |a |coherent |theory |of |our |history.
Our |theory |of |history |emerges |naturally |from |our |earlier |theories |of |history. |What |is |our |
current |theory |as |of |now? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Humans |are |a |product |of |a |unique |form |of
|kinship-independent |social |cooperation |that |resulted |from |our |inadvertent |accidental |
evolution |of |inexpensive |coercive.
What |does |our |theory |of |history |say |about |the |"human |trick" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
historical |transitions; |or |adaptive |revolutions, |represent |playing |the |2 |mya |uniquely |human |
trick.
- |We |are |doing |this |at |expanded |scales. |Each |of |these |expanded |scales |result |from |the |
acquisition |of |inexpensive |coercion |at |that |new |scale.
What |do |each |of |these |expanded |scales |produce |as |a |result |of |inexpensive |coercion? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |produce |an |adaptive |revolution |(because |of |the |uniquely |human |
trick |of |cooperation).
What |is |one |very |clear |and |simple |prediction |our |theory |make |about |adaptive |revolutons? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Each |of |these |adaptive |revolutions |should |have |been |driven |by |the |
acquisition |of |a |new |coercive |technological |tool |that |allowed |us |to |continue |to |expand.
What |does |democratized |coercive |power |produce |for |humans? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Spectacular |wealth |and |humanity |as |we |increase |in |scale |because |we |take |the |2 |million |year |
old |human |trick |and |do |it |on |a |much |larger |scale.
, What |do |we |predict |and |discover |about |the |social |structure |of |human |units? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Social |structure |of |human |units |are |determined |by |who |controls |coercive |power, |
and |in |particular, |it's |possible |for |coercive |power |to |be |monopolized |by |small |elites |creating |
hierarchical |social |units.
True |or |False? |Humans |project |coercive |threat |for |the |common |good. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-FALSE. |Humans |do |not |project |coercive |threat |for |the |common |good. |It |is |for |
individual |self-interest. |Eventually |it |becomes |for |the |common |good |once |we |are |
democratized.
What |is |necessary |for |the |projection |of |democratized |coercive |power. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-projection |of |democratized |coercive |power |requires |the |ongoing |good |faith |
exchange |of |information, |thus, |elites |will |tend |to |manipulate |good |faith |as |an |attempt |to |
manipulate |our |evolved |psychology |in |different |ways. |This |is |why |we |must |insist |on |universal |
good |faith |exchange |of |info |in |the |public |sector.
If |we |do |that, |pan-global |democratization |and |a |vastly |more |wealthy |and |human |future |is |
within |our |grasp.
Is |this |theory |of |history |the |origin |of |Homo |(2 |mya)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |the |first |
example |of |this |theory |of |history.
It |makes |a |clear |prediction: |this |first |revolution |should |have |been |preceded |by |the |acquisition |
of |a |new |weapon |(elite |throwing) |Examples |of |these |weapons |at |the |time |were |manuports, |
fossil |prey, |hominid |evidence |that |they |engaged |in |power-scavenging.
True |or |False? |Kin-selection/individual |selection, |in |a |non-human/pre-human |ancestor |evolving
|power |scavenging |produced |evolution |of |elite |throwing, |new |weapons, |and |a |social |
revolution. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE. |The |evidence |of |this |is |extremely |consistent.
When |did |the |behaviorally |modern |human |revolution |begin? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Around |
50,000 |years |ago
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social |coercion |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-searching |for |a |coherent |theory |of |our |history.
Our |theory |of |history |emerges |naturally |from |our |earlier |theories |of |history. |What |is |our |
current |theory |as |of |now? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Humans |are |a |product |of |a |unique |form |of
|kinship-independent |social |cooperation |that |resulted |from |our |inadvertent |accidental |
evolution |of |inexpensive |coercive.
What |does |our |theory |of |history |say |about |the |"human |trick" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
historical |transitions; |or |adaptive |revolutions, |represent |playing |the |2 |mya |uniquely |human |
trick.
- |We |are |doing |this |at |expanded |scales. |Each |of |these |expanded |scales |result |from |the |
acquisition |of |inexpensive |coercion |at |that |new |scale.
What |do |each |of |these |expanded |scales |produce |as |a |result |of |inexpensive |coercion? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |produce |an |adaptive |revolution |(because |of |the |uniquely |human |
trick |of |cooperation).
What |is |one |very |clear |and |simple |prediction |our |theory |make |about |adaptive |revolutons? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Each |of |these |adaptive |revolutions |should |have |been |driven |by |the |
acquisition |of |a |new |coercive |technological |tool |that |allowed |us |to |continue |to |expand.
What |does |democratized |coercive |power |produce |for |humans? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Spectacular |wealth |and |humanity |as |we |increase |in |scale |because |we |take |the |2 |million |year |
old |human |trick |and |do |it |on |a |much |larger |scale.
, What |do |we |predict |and |discover |about |the |social |structure |of |human |units? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Social |structure |of |human |units |are |determined |by |who |controls |coercive |power, |
and |in |particular, |it's |possible |for |coercive |power |to |be |monopolized |by |small |elites |creating |
hierarchical |social |units.
True |or |False? |Humans |project |coercive |threat |for |the |common |good. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-FALSE. |Humans |do |not |project |coercive |threat |for |the |common |good. |It |is |for |
individual |self-interest. |Eventually |it |becomes |for |the |common |good |once |we |are |
democratized.
What |is |necessary |for |the |projection |of |democratized |coercive |power. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-projection |of |democratized |coercive |power |requires |the |ongoing |good |faith |
exchange |of |information, |thus, |elites |will |tend |to |manipulate |good |faith |as |an |attempt |to |
manipulate |our |evolved |psychology |in |different |ways. |This |is |why |we |must |insist |on |universal |
good |faith |exchange |of |info |in |the |public |sector.
If |we |do |that, |pan-global |democratization |and |a |vastly |more |wealthy |and |human |future |is |
within |our |grasp.
Is |this |theory |of |history |the |origin |of |Homo |(2 |mya)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |the |first |
example |of |this |theory |of |history.
It |makes |a |clear |prediction: |this |first |revolution |should |have |been |preceded |by |the |acquisition |
of |a |new |weapon |(elite |throwing) |Examples |of |these |weapons |at |the |time |were |manuports, |
fossil |prey, |hominid |evidence |that |they |engaged |in |power-scavenging.
True |or |False? |Kin-selection/individual |selection, |in |a |non-human/pre-human |ancestor |evolving
|power |scavenging |produced |evolution |of |elite |throwing, |new |weapons, |and |a |social |
revolution. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE. |The |evidence |of |this |is |extremely |consistent.
When |did |the |behaviorally |modern |human |revolution |begin? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Around |
50,000 |years |ago
