Test bank for evolutionary psychology the new science of the mind 7th edition by david m buss

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, MultipleYChoiceYQuestions

1. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYquestionsYisYNOTYaYfocusYofYevolutionaryYpsychology?Y(c)

(a) WhyYisYtheYmindYdesignedYtheYwayYthatYitYis?

(b) HowYdoYtheYcomponentsYofYtheYmindYinteractYwithYtheYenvironment?

(c) WhatYisYtheYrelationshipYbetweenYtheYhumanYmindYandYtheYBigYBang?

(d) WhatYareYtheYfunctionsYofYtheYcomponentsYofYtheYhumanYmind?



2. EvolutionYrefersYto .Y(a)

(a) changesYinYgeneYfrequencyYwithinYaYpopulationYoverYtime

(b) differencesYbetweenYspecies

(c) changesYoverYtimeYinYtheYshapeYofYtheYhumanYskull

(d) differencesYbetweenYmenYandYwomen



3. ChangeYinYlifeYformsYoverYtimeYwasYsuggestedY .Y(b)

(a) firstYbyYDarwin

(b) wellYbeforeYDarwin’sYtime

(c) wellYafterYDarwin’sYtime

(d) firstYbyYGeorgeYWilliams



4. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYargumentsYdidYLamarckYpresent?Y(d)

(a) SpeciesYoriginateYfromYmicroscopicYalgae.

(b) SpeciesYprogressYtowardYaYlowerYform.

(c) acquisitionYofYinheritedYcharacteristics.

(d) inheritanceYofYacquiredYcharacteristics.




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,5. AccordingYtoYCuvier’sYtheoryYofYcatastrophism,YspeciesYare .Y(a)

(a) exterminatedYbyYsuddenYcatastrophesYandYreplacedYbyYdifferentYspecies

(b) irradiatedYbyYsuddenYcatastrophes,YthereafterYreplacingYotherYspecies

(c) exterminatedYbyYgradualYeliminationYdueYtoYdisease,YleavingYroomYforYnewYspecies

(d) irradiatedYandYextinguished,YandYreplacedYbyYtheYsameYspecies



6. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYcluesYtoYchangeYinYorganicYstructureYoverYtimeYwereYnotYknownYorYnotedYprio
rYtoYDarwin?Y(d)

(a) cross-speciesYstructuralYsimilarities

(b) cross-speciesYembryologicalYsimilarities

(c) apparentYfunctionYofYtraits

(d) mechanismYtoYexplainYchangeYinYorganicYstructureYoverYtime



7. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYNOTYanYexampleYofYgeneticYdrift?Y(a)

(a) naturalYselection

(b) founderYeffect

(c) geneticYbottleneck

(d) mutation



8. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYNOTYoneYofYtheYthreeYessentialYprocessesYidentifiedYbyYDarwin’sYtheoryYof
evolutionYbyYnaturalYselection?Y(b)

(a) variation

(b) particulation

(c) selection

(d) inheritance




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, 9. providesYtheY―rawYmaterials‖YforYevolution.Y(a)

(a) Variation

(b) Particulation

(c) Selection

(d) Inheritance



10. ForYevolutionYtoYwork,YsuccessfulYvariationsYmustYbeY ,YorYpassedYdownYreliablyYfromYparent
YtoY
offspring.Y(d)

(a) variated

(b) particulated

(c) selected

(d) inherited



11. TheYprocessYof
refersYtoYtheYcomponentYofYDarwin’sYtheoryYofYevolutionYthatYstatesYthatYorganismsYwithYsomeYherit
ableYattributesYleaveYmoreYoffspringYbecauseYthoseYattributesYhelpYwithYtheYtasksYofYsurvivalYandYreprodu
ction.Y(c)

(a) variation

(b) particulation

(c) selection

(d) inheritance



12. InYcontrastYtoYtheYtheoryYofYnaturalYselection,YwhichYfocusedYonYadaptationsYthatYhaveYarisenYasY
aYconsequenceYofYsuccessfulYsurvival,YtheYtheoryYof
focusedYonYadaptationsYthatYhaveYarisenYasYaYconsequenceYofYsuccessfulYmating.Y(a)

(a) sexualYselection

(b) internalYselection

(c) externalYselection

(d) socialYselection

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