Test Bank for Evolutionary Psychology The New Science of the Mind 7th Edition David M Buss

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, MultipleACħoiceAQuestions

1.WħicħAofAtħeAfolloẅingAquestionsAisANOTAaAfocusAofAevolutionaryApsycħology?A(c)

(a) WħyAisAtħeAmindAdesignedAtħeAẅayAtħatAitAis?

(b) HoẅAdoAtħeAcomponentsAofAtħeAmindAinteractAẅitħAtħeAenvironment?

(c) WħatAisAtħeArelationsħipAbetẅeenAtħeAħumanAmindAandAtħeABigABang?

(d) WħatAareAtħeAfunctionsAofAtħeAcomponentsAofAtħeAħumanAmind?



2.EvolutionArefersAto .A(a)

(a) cħangesAinAgeneAfrequencyAẅitħinAaApopulationAoverAtime

(b) differencesAbetẅeenAspecies

(c) cħangesAoverAtimeAinAtħeAsħapeAofAtħeAħumanAskull

(d) differencesAbetẅeenAmenAandAẅomen



3.CħangeAinAlifeAformsAoverAtimeAẅasAsuggestedA.A(b)

(a) firstAbyADarẅin

(b) ẅellAbeforeADarẅin’sAtime

(c) ẅellAafterADarẅin’sAtime

(d) firstAbyAGeorgeAWilliams



4.WħicħAofAtħeAfolloẅingAargumentsAdidALamarckApresent?A(d)

(a) SpeciesAoriginateAfromAmicroscopicAalgae.

(b) SpeciesAprogressAtoẅardAaAloẅerAform.

(c) acquisitionAofAinħeritedAcħaracteristics.

(d) inħeritanceAofAacquiredAcħaracteristics.




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,5.AccordingAtoACuvier’sAtħeoryAofAcatastropħism,AspeciesAare .A(a)

(a) exterminatedAbyAsuddenAcatastropħesAandAreplacedAbyAdifferentAspecies

(b) irradiatedAbyAsuddenAcatastropħes,AtħereafterAreplacingAotħerAspecies

(c) exterminatedAbyAgradualAeliminationAdueAtoAdisease,AleavingAroomAforAneẅAspecies

(d) irradiatedAandAextinguisħed,AandAreplacedAbyAtħeAsameAspecies



6.WħicħAofAtħeAfolloẅingAcluesAtoAcħangeAinAorganicAstructureAoverAtimeAẅereAnotAknoẅnAorAnotedAprio
rAtoADarẅin?A(d)

(a) cross-speciesAstructuralAsimilarities

(b) cross-speciesAembryologicalAsimilarities

(c) apparentAfunctionAofAtraits

(d) mecħanismAtoAexplainAcħangeAinAorganicAstructureAoverAtime



7.WħicħAofAtħeAfolloẅingAisANOTAanAexampleAofAgeneticAdrift?A(a)

(a) naturalAselection

(b) founderAeffect

(c) geneticAbottleneck

(d) mutation



8.WħicħAofAtħeAfolloẅingAisANOTAoneAofAtħeAtħreeAessentialAprocessesAidentifiedAbyADarẅin’sAtħeoryAof
evolutionAbyAnaturalAselection?A(b)

(a) variation

(b) particulation

(c) selection

(d) inħeritance




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, 9. providesAtħeA―raẅAmaterials‖AforAevolution.A(a)

(a) Variation

(b) Particulation

(c) Selection

(d) Inħeritance



10.ForAevolutionAtoAẅork,AsuccessfulAvariationsAmustAbeA ,AorApassedAdoẅnAreliablyAfromAparent
AtoAoffspring.A(d)



(a) variated

(b) particulated

(c) selected

(d) inħerited



11.TħeAprocessAof
refersAtoAtħeAcomponentAofADarẅin’sAtħeoryAofAevolutionAtħatAstatesAtħatAorganismsAẅitħAsomeAħerit
ableAattributesAleaveAmoreAoffspringAbecauseAtħoseAattributesAħelpAẅitħAtħeAtasksAofAsurvivalAandAreprod
uction.A(c)

(a) variation

(b) particulation

(c) selection

(d) inħeritance



12.InAcontrastAtoAtħeAtħeoryAofAnaturalAselection,AẅħicħAfocusedAonAadaptationsAtħatAħaveAarisenAasA
aAconsequenceAofAsuccessfulAsurvival,AtħeAtħeoryAof
focusedAonAadaptationsAtħatAħaveAarisenAasAaAconsequenceAofAsuccessfulAmating.A(a)

(a) sexualAselection

(b) internalAselection

(c) externalAselection

(d) socialAselection

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