MBA 620 FINAL EXAMPREP 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS FULL
SOLUTION SET
◉ Functionalism Answer: the utility or purpose of common behaviors
◉ how does EP explain aggression? Answer: - useful in protection of
territory and family
- Attain status in a group
◉ how does EP explain depression? Answer: a signal that something is
wrong and needs to be fixed
Expressing sadness attracts social support
◉ how does EP explain altruism? Answer: W.D. Hamilton - Inclusive
Fitness: helping genetic relatives promotes survival of our genes
Robert Trivers - Reciprocal altruism: Helping and being helped in return
can benefit the self
◉ how does EP explain self esteem? Answer: Sociometer Theory (Mark
Leary) - monitors the degree of acceptance by others
,◉ how does EP account for individual differences? Answer: diversity is
needed for adaptations to occur
- English peppered moth
- Neuroticism is dangerous vs safe environments
- Agreeableness in a cooperative vs predatory culture
◉ what is parental investment theory? Answer: - How differential
parental influence investment affects mate selection and mating
strategies
women invest more direct resources (pregnancy, nursing), while men
invest more indirect resources (food, money, protection)
◉ Mating Strategies between men and women Answer: Explained by
differential amounts of reproductive success
- men: can have many offspring and tend to desire a greater number of
sexual partners, less faithful, and less selective
- women: invest more in raising fewer offspring
◉ what do men tend to value in mate selection? Answer: physical
attractiveness and prefer younger mates - indicates health for children
, ◉ what do women tend to value in mate selection? Answer: economic
security and prefer older mates - they can provide resources and support
a family
◉ What do both men and women tend to value in mate selection?
Answer: The highest likelihood of healthy offspring who will survive
and reproduce
◉ Culture and mate selection Answer: - Found in many countries across
the world
- May be biological, not cultural
◉ Article 1: Personality in Non-Human Animals (Gosling) Answer:
What are the benefits of animal research in personality?
- Can do a lot of control with animals --> With more control it allows us
to be able to study ------> Inject or suppress hormones -----> Give them
environments - rearing rats either in isolation or paired with another rat
------> Basing research on direct observation
------> Shorter lifespan = longitudinal studies
◉ Article 2: Buss et al Answer: - Men were
more upset at sexual infidelity and women at emotional infidelity
Men:
- Uncertain paternity: Can't be sure they are the father
SOLVED QUESTIONS FULL
SOLUTION SET
◉ Functionalism Answer: the utility or purpose of common behaviors
◉ how does EP explain aggression? Answer: - useful in protection of
territory and family
- Attain status in a group
◉ how does EP explain depression? Answer: a signal that something is
wrong and needs to be fixed
Expressing sadness attracts social support
◉ how does EP explain altruism? Answer: W.D. Hamilton - Inclusive
Fitness: helping genetic relatives promotes survival of our genes
Robert Trivers - Reciprocal altruism: Helping and being helped in return
can benefit the self
◉ how does EP explain self esteem? Answer: Sociometer Theory (Mark
Leary) - monitors the degree of acceptance by others
,◉ how does EP account for individual differences? Answer: diversity is
needed for adaptations to occur
- English peppered moth
- Neuroticism is dangerous vs safe environments
- Agreeableness in a cooperative vs predatory culture
◉ what is parental investment theory? Answer: - How differential
parental influence investment affects mate selection and mating
strategies
women invest more direct resources (pregnancy, nursing), while men
invest more indirect resources (food, money, protection)
◉ Mating Strategies between men and women Answer: Explained by
differential amounts of reproductive success
- men: can have many offspring and tend to desire a greater number of
sexual partners, less faithful, and less selective
- women: invest more in raising fewer offspring
◉ what do men tend to value in mate selection? Answer: physical
attractiveness and prefer younger mates - indicates health for children
, ◉ what do women tend to value in mate selection? Answer: economic
security and prefer older mates - they can provide resources and support
a family
◉ What do both men and women tend to value in mate selection?
Answer: The highest likelihood of healthy offspring who will survive
and reproduce
◉ Culture and mate selection Answer: - Found in many countries across
the world
- May be biological, not cultural
◉ Article 1: Personality in Non-Human Animals (Gosling) Answer:
What are the benefits of animal research in personality?
- Can do a lot of control with animals --> With more control it allows us
to be able to study ------> Inject or suppress hormones -----> Give them
environments - rearing rats either in isolation or paired with another rat
------> Basing research on direct observation
------> Shorter lifespan = longitudinal studies
◉ Article 2: Buss et al Answer: - Men were
more upset at sexual infidelity and women at emotional infidelity
Men:
- Uncertain paternity: Can't be sure they are the father
