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1. Red-featheredsandsblue-
featheredsbirdssoccupysthessamesenvironment.sThesbirdsswithsthesredsfeatherssaresbettersablestos
survivesandsavoidspredators.sThissmeanssthatsthespopulationsofsred-
featheredsbirdsswillsincreasesinsfuturesgenerations.sThissillustratessthesprocesssof
A. geneticsselection.
B. naturalsadaptation.
C. naturalsselection.
D. geneticssurvival.
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2. introducedsthestheorysofsevolutionsbysnaturalsselectionsins1859.
A. SigmundsFreud
B. CharlessDarwin
C. StephensHawking
D. WilhelmsWundt
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3. Ifsasbaboonslearnsstoseatsdifferentskindssofsfruitsinsteadsofsrelyingsonsonlysoneskindsforsitssnutrit
ivesneeds,sweswouldsarguesthatsthissbehaviourspromotessitsssurvival.sThus,sthesbehavioursis
A. adaptive.
B. aggressive.
C. dominant.
D. submissive.
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4. Evolutionstakessplace
A. oversthescoursesofsmanysgenerations.
B. almostsimmediately.
C. whensasspeciessissreadysforsit.
D. becausesofsactivesattemptssatschangesonsthespartsofsasspecies.
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5. Psychology'ssnewestsapproach,s
,semphasizessthesimportancesofsadaptation,sreproduction,sands"survivalsofsthesfittest
"sinsshapingsbehaviour.
A. behaviouralspsychology
B. humanisticspsychology
C. cognitivespsychology
D. evolutionaryspsychology
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6. Accordingstosevolutionarysdevelopmentalspsychologists,smanysevolvedspsychologicalsmec
hanismssares
.sThatsis,sthesmechanismssapplysonlystosasspecificsaspectsofsasperson'sspsychologicalsmakeup.
A. domain-specific
B. maladjusted
C. nonoperational
D. unconditional
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7. Whichsofsthesfollowingsstatementssisstruesofsevolutionarysdevelopmentalspsychology?
A. Manysevolvedspsychologicalsmechanismssapplysonlystosasspecificsaspectsofsasperson'ssps
ychologicalsmakeup.
B. Thesmindsissasgeneral-
purposesdevicesthatscansbesappliedsequallystosasvastsarraysofsproblems.
C. Allsbehaviourssthatsweresadaptivesforsoursprehistoricsancestorssservesusswellstoday.
D. Evolutionshassnotsimpactedshumansdevelopment.
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8. Thesfood-
scarcesenvironmentsofsoursancestorsslikelysledstoshumans'spropensitystosgorgeswhensfoodsissava
ilablesandstoscraveshigh-
caloricsfoods,sastraitsthatsmightsleadstosansepidemicsofsobesityswhensfoodsissplentiful.sThissillust
ratesshow
A. socializationsinfluencessthesdevelopmentsofsbehavioursandscognitivesskillssinshumansb
eings.
B. evolvedsmechanismssaresnotsalwayssadaptivesinscontemporaryssociety.
C. organismsspasssonscharacteristicsstheysacquiresduringstheirslifetimestostheirsoffspring.
D. thesbenefitssofsevolutionarysselectionsdecreaseswithsage.
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1. Red-featheredsandsblue-
featheredsbirdssoccupysthessamesenvironment.sThesbirdsswithsthesredsfeatherssaresbettersablestos
survivesandsavoidspredators.sThissmeanssthatsthespopulationsofsred-
featheredsbirdsswillsincreasesinsfuturesgenerations.sThissillustratessthesprocesssof
A. geneticsselection.
B. naturalsadaptation.
C. naturalsselection.
D. geneticssurvival.
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2. introducedsthestheorysofsevolutionsbysnaturalsselectionsins1859.
A. SigmundsFreud
B. CharlessDarwin
C. StephensHawking
D. WilhelmsWundt
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3. Ifsasbaboonslearnsstoseatsdifferentskindssofsfruitsinsteadsofsrelyingsonsonlysoneskindsforsitssnutrit
ivesneeds,sweswouldsarguesthatsthissbehaviourspromotessitsssurvival.sThus,sthesbehavioursis
A. adaptive.
B. aggressive.
C. dominant.
D. submissive.
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Difficulty:sHard
Topic:s02-04sEvolutionarysDevelopmentalsPsychology
4. Evolutionstakessplace
A. oversthescoursesofsmanysgenerations.
B. almostsimmediately.
C. whensasspeciessissreadysforsit.
D. becausesofsactivesattemptssatschangesonsthespartsofsasspecies.
Accessibility:sKeyboardsNavigations Bloom
s:sUnderstand
Difficulty:sMedium
Topic:s02-02sNaturalsSelectionsandsAdaptivesBehaviour
5. Psychology'ssnewestsapproach,s
,semphasizessthesimportancesofsadaptation,sreproduction,sands"survivalsofsthesfittest
"sinsshapingsbehaviour.
A. behaviouralspsychology
B. humanisticspsychology
C. cognitivespsychology
D. evolutionaryspsychology
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6. Accordingstosevolutionarysdevelopmentalspsychologists,smanysevolvedspsychologicalsmec
hanismssares
.sThatsis,sthesmechanismssapplysonlystosasspecificsaspectsofsasperson'sspsychologicalsmakeup.
A. domain-specific
B. maladjusted
C. nonoperational
D. unconditional
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7. Whichsofsthesfollowingsstatementssisstruesofsevolutionarysdevelopmentalspsychology?
A. Manysevolvedspsychologicalsmechanismssapplysonlystosasspecificsaspectsofsasperson'ssps
ychologicalsmakeup.
B. Thesmindsissasgeneral-
purposesdevicesthatscansbesappliedsequallystosasvastsarraysofsproblems.
C. Allsbehaviourssthatsweresadaptivesforsoursprehistoricsancestorssservesusswellstoday.
D. Evolutionshassnotsimpactedshumansdevelopment.
Accessibility:sKeyboardsNavigations Bloom
s:sUnderstand
Difficulty:sMedium
Topic:s02-04sEvolutionarysDevelopmentalsPsychology
8. Thesfood-
scarcesenvironmentsofsoursancestorsslikelysledstoshumans'spropensitystosgorgeswhensfoodsissava
ilablesandstoscraveshigh-
caloricsfoods,sastraitsthatsmightsleadstosansepidemicsofsobesityswhensfoodsissplentiful.sThissillust
ratesshow
A. socializationsinfluencessthesdevelopmentsofsbehavioursandscognitivesskillssinshumansb
eings.
B. evolvedsmechanismssaresnotsalwayssadaptivesinscontemporaryssociety.
C. organismsspasssonscharacteristicsstheysacquiresduringstheirslifetimestostheirsoffspring.
D. thesbenefitssofsevolutionarysselectionsdecreaseswithsage.
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