LS15 UCLA Final questions with verified answers
2 examples of Human culture reduces the usefulness of our instincts Ans✓✓✓
Farming - we eat so much we get sick but with this skill we don't need to worry
about food insecurity
Instincts tell us to do somethings again even when it can be harmful in the long
term - taking drugs
instinct tells us to procreate but in terms of cultural success thats not good advice
when we are teens
Are all proteins created equal, carbs, fats? Ans✓✓✓ No,
Complete proteins vs uncomplete ones (can make all the proteins)
Saturated fats vs unsaturated fats (saturated can be stacked and are more easily
stored long term --> heart disease
Polysaccharides, monosaccharides - ease of breakage
Describe 3 examples of animals or species having different EEA and environment
Ans✓✓✓ Humans
We live longer now but its still different
Turtles and the ocean - we added plastic
Zoo animals - are always fat!
Polar bears and the warming world - likely extinction
Pets - get fat
Squirrels on campus - They are large
Moths flying towards light and glass
, Describe 3 lines of evidence that demonstrate that emotions are tools for
evolution Ans✓✓✓ Lottery winners return to baseline happiness,
Grievous injuries make people sad but they return to baseline.
anger - part of reciprocal altruism, must punish cheaters
Describe 3 lines of evidence that testosterone and estrogen result in different
behavior and cognition Ans✓✓✓ Performance on object memory - varies with
estrogen - according to menstrual cycle, according to estrogen supplements
Spatial recognition better with testosterone - supplements,
testosterone - aggression
Describe 3 other examples of conflict that humans experience due to mismatch
Ans✓✓✓ Eating too much food
Not fearing guns
Teenagers having kids too early
Describe how typical synaptic transmission occurs Ans✓✓✓ action potential
triggers a vessicle to release neurotransmitters into the synapse they bind to
receptors on the post synaptic nerve then are reabsorbed
Describe male and female vulnerabilities when making mating decisions
Ans✓✓✓ Female - massive energy investment - know offspring are theirs
Male - investment in offspring - whose are they?
Why are there differences
2 examples of Human culture reduces the usefulness of our instincts Ans✓✓✓
Farming - we eat so much we get sick but with this skill we don't need to worry
about food insecurity
Instincts tell us to do somethings again even when it can be harmful in the long
term - taking drugs
instinct tells us to procreate but in terms of cultural success thats not good advice
when we are teens
Are all proteins created equal, carbs, fats? Ans✓✓✓ No,
Complete proteins vs uncomplete ones (can make all the proteins)
Saturated fats vs unsaturated fats (saturated can be stacked and are more easily
stored long term --> heart disease
Polysaccharides, monosaccharides - ease of breakage
Describe 3 examples of animals or species having different EEA and environment
Ans✓✓✓ Humans
We live longer now but its still different
Turtles and the ocean - we added plastic
Zoo animals - are always fat!
Polar bears and the warming world - likely extinction
Pets - get fat
Squirrels on campus - They are large
Moths flying towards light and glass
, Describe 3 lines of evidence that demonstrate that emotions are tools for
evolution Ans✓✓✓ Lottery winners return to baseline happiness,
Grievous injuries make people sad but they return to baseline.
anger - part of reciprocal altruism, must punish cheaters
Describe 3 lines of evidence that testosterone and estrogen result in different
behavior and cognition Ans✓✓✓ Performance on object memory - varies with
estrogen - according to menstrual cycle, according to estrogen supplements
Spatial recognition better with testosterone - supplements,
testosterone - aggression
Describe 3 other examples of conflict that humans experience due to mismatch
Ans✓✓✓ Eating too much food
Not fearing guns
Teenagers having kids too early
Describe how typical synaptic transmission occurs Ans✓✓✓ action potential
triggers a vessicle to release neurotransmitters into the synapse they bind to
receptors on the post synaptic nerve then are reabsorbed
Describe male and female vulnerabilities when making mating decisions
Ans✓✓✓ Female - massive energy investment - know offspring are theirs
Male - investment in offspring - whose are they?
Why are there differences
