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Chapter 1: Once upon a time … The evolution of human
behaviour
1. What term describes the idea that humans consider themselves to have a superior and
fundamental place in the universe?
a. anthropocentrism
b. egocentrism
c. ethnocentrism
d. narcissism
Ans: A
2. What sort of data describes meaning and experience?
a. idiographic
b. quantitative
c. nomothetic
d. qualitative
Ans: D
3. What sort of data describes numerical data?
a. idiographic
b. quantitative
c. nomothetic
d. qualitative
Ans: B
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4. The concept of survival of the fittest refers to
a. the individuals who have characteristics that fit in best to the environment
b. the individuals who are the strongest and most likely to survive
c. the individuals who have characteristics that make them more attractive and hence more
likely to get a mate
d. the individuals who work out the most
Ans: A
5. Gorillas have relatively small testicles compared to those of chimpanzees because
a. they have a different diet
b. they have a lower level of sexual activity
c. the females exclusively mate with one gorilla
d. they live in large communities
Ans: C
6. The evolution of hominids is generally believed to have begun around how many years
ago?
a. 50,000
b. 250,000
c. 2.5 million
d. 50 million
Ans: C
7. What are proximate explanations?
a. explanations of why a particular behaviour or trait can improve inclusive fitness and why a
particular behaviour can be favoured in evolutionary terms
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b. explanations that describe the mechanisms involved in terms of how they contribute
towards a specific behaviour that may benefit an individual and aid survival
c. explanations of social reasoning as an aid towards cooperation and deception in order to
maximize inclusive fitness
d. explanations that show how closely different human functions are related
Ans: B
8. Altruism can be defined as
a. an act that benefits the recipient at a cost to the donor
b. working together for a common goal
c. buying patronizing Band Aid records at Christmas
d. ensuring that all individuals have equal access to resources
Ans: A
9. How many of your first cousins (your uncle’s and auntie’s children) would need to survive
to maintain the genetic presence in the world as you?
a. 64
b. 32
c. 16
d. 8
Ans: D
10. Many primates engage in social grooming, which is a very time-consuming activity. The
main function of this is
a. to reinforce social bonds
b. to ensure the good health of all members of the group
c. to stimulate sexual activity
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d. to remove parasites from other individuals
Ans: A
11. In order for natural selection to occur, what must there be amongst individuals of each
generation?
a. variation
b. homogeneity
c. harmony
d. unlimited access to resources
Ans: A
12. Being able to adapt to changes in the environment is referred to as what?
a. natural selection
b. evolution
c. versatility
d. survival of the fittest
Ans: D
13. Mendel’s work on the transmission of the physical characteristics of his pea plants across
generations led him to formulate which law?
a. The Law of Genetic Transmission
b. The Law of Inheritance
c. The Law of Genetic Recombination
d. The Law of Polygenetics
Ans: B
14. Mendel’s work demonstrated the transfer of what molecule across generations?
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a. genes
b. mitochondria
c. blood type
d. ribonucleic acid
Ans: A
15. What is the term for the expressed characteristic of a gene?
a. phenotype
b. phenomenon
c. phoneme
d. photon
Ans: A
16. What is the term for a person’s genetic profile?
a. genus
b. genitive
c. genotype
d. genesis
Ans: C
17. Anthropomorphism is
a. the observation of human-like characteristics in animals
b. the observation of animal-like characteristics in humans
c. the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature and
others
d. the belief in some people that they can communicate with animals
Ans: C
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18. A class of species that share certain attributes is known as a
a. genus
b. phylogenetic
c. breed
d. category
Ans: A
19. A group that exists within a genus is referred to as what?
a. breed
b. species
c. class
d. subgroup
Ans: B
20. The growth of which particular brain region has been found to be associated with the
evolution of humans from their primitive ancestors?
a. brain stem
b. hypothalamus
c. pituitary gland
d. neocortex
Ans: D
21. Which of these is NOT an early hominid species?
a. Homo neanderthalensis
b. Homo erectus
c. Homo habilis
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d. Homo cro magnus
Ans: D
22. In psychology, consciousness may be defined as
a. the awareness of self and others
b. being awake and alert
c. being meticulous
d. the capacity for mental ability
Ans: A
23. The term meme refers to
a. sounds that have meanings
b. the smallest unit of sound that can be understood to be part of a language
c. an idea than can be described and transmitted to another individual
d. units of thought or culture that are then replicated in the brain
Ans: D
24. What does Dunbar’s number refer to?
a. the ratio between brain size and intelligence
b. the average group size in a species as predicted by the size of the neocortex
c. the number of friends that the average human being has
d. the number of hours spent grooming by a species
Ans: B
25. In evolutionary terms, what do we mean by ‘culture’?
a. information that is acquired from other individuals via social transmission mechanisms
such as imitation, teaching or language
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b. the development of community practices around agriculture
c. the development of social mating patterns that lead to larger groups of individuals
d. the development of non-survival-based artefacts, such as paintings, songs and burial
grounds
Ans: A
26. When calculated for human beings, Dunbar’s number is estimated to be
a. 150
b. 250
c. 1,000
d. 5,000
Ans: A
27. The use of websites such as Facebook and Twitter constitutes examples of what form of
social bonding?
a. social networking
b. social grooming
c. social relations
d. social communication
Ans: B
28. What did Mendel use to demonstrate genetic transmission?
a. daisies
b. carrots
c. peas
d. geranium
Ans: C
Psychology Fourth Edition by Philip Banyard
Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel sheet
if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make update
at every time. There are many new editions
waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file You
can contact us at every time, we can replace it
with true one.
Our email:
, Instructor Resources
Banyard et al., Essential Psychology, 4e
Sage Publishing, 2024
Testbank
Chapter 1: Once upon a time … The evolution of human
behaviour
1. What term describes the idea that humans consider themselves to have a superior and
fundamental place in the universe?
a. anthropocentrism
b. egocentrism
c. ethnocentrism
d. narcissism
Ans: A
2. What sort of data describes meaning and experience?
a. idiographic
b. quantitative
c. nomothetic
d. qualitative
Ans: D
3. What sort of data describes numerical data?
a. idiographic
b. quantitative
c. nomothetic
d. qualitative
Ans: B
, Instructor Resources
Banyard et al., Essential Psychology, 4e
Sage Publishing, 2024
4. The concept of survival of the fittest refers to
a. the individuals who have characteristics that fit in best to the environment
b. the individuals who are the strongest and most likely to survive
c. the individuals who have characteristics that make them more attractive and hence more
likely to get a mate
d. the individuals who work out the most
Ans: A
5. Gorillas have relatively small testicles compared to those of chimpanzees because
a. they have a different diet
b. they have a lower level of sexual activity
c. the females exclusively mate with one gorilla
d. they live in large communities
Ans: C
6. The evolution of hominids is generally believed to have begun around how many years
ago?
a. 50,000
b. 250,000
c. 2.5 million
d. 50 million
Ans: C
7. What are proximate explanations?
a. explanations of why a particular behaviour or trait can improve inclusive fitness and why a
particular behaviour can be favoured in evolutionary terms
, Instructor Resources
Banyard et al., Essential Psychology, 4e
Sage Publishing, 2024
b. explanations that describe the mechanisms involved in terms of how they contribute
towards a specific behaviour that may benefit an individual and aid survival
c. explanations of social reasoning as an aid towards cooperation and deception in order to
maximize inclusive fitness
d. explanations that show how closely different human functions are related
Ans: B
8. Altruism can be defined as
a. an act that benefits the recipient at a cost to the donor
b. working together for a common goal
c. buying patronizing Band Aid records at Christmas
d. ensuring that all individuals have equal access to resources
Ans: A
9. How many of your first cousins (your uncle’s and auntie’s children) would need to survive
to maintain the genetic presence in the world as you?
a. 64
b. 32
c. 16
d. 8
Ans: D
10. Many primates engage in social grooming, which is a very time-consuming activity. The
main function of this is
a. to reinforce social bonds
b. to ensure the good health of all members of the group
c. to stimulate sexual activity
, Instructor Resources
Banyard et al., Essential Psychology, 4e
Sage Publishing, 2024
d. to remove parasites from other individuals
Ans: A
11. In order for natural selection to occur, what must there be amongst individuals of each
generation?
a. variation
b. homogeneity
c. harmony
d. unlimited access to resources
Ans: A
12. Being able to adapt to changes in the environment is referred to as what?
a. natural selection
b. evolution
c. versatility
d. survival of the fittest
Ans: D
13. Mendel’s work on the transmission of the physical characteristics of his pea plants across
generations led him to formulate which law?
a. The Law of Genetic Transmission
b. The Law of Inheritance
c. The Law of Genetic Recombination
d. The Law of Polygenetics
Ans: B
14. Mendel’s work demonstrated the transfer of what molecule across generations?
, Instructor Resources
Banyard et al., Essential Psychology, 4e
Sage Publishing, 2024
a. genes
b. mitochondria
c. blood type
d. ribonucleic acid
Ans: A
15. What is the term for the expressed characteristic of a gene?
a. phenotype
b. phenomenon
c. phoneme
d. photon
Ans: A
16. What is the term for a person’s genetic profile?
a. genus
b. genitive
c. genotype
d. genesis
Ans: C
17. Anthropomorphism is
a. the observation of human-like characteristics in animals
b. the observation of animal-like characteristics in humans
c. the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature and
others
d. the belief in some people that they can communicate with animals
Ans: C
, Instructor Resources
Banyard et al., Essential Psychology, 4e
Sage Publishing, 2024
18. A class of species that share certain attributes is known as a
a. genus
b. phylogenetic
c. breed
d. category
Ans: A
19. A group that exists within a genus is referred to as what?
a. breed
b. species
c. class
d. subgroup
Ans: B
20. The growth of which particular brain region has been found to be associated with the
evolution of humans from their primitive ancestors?
a. brain stem
b. hypothalamus
c. pituitary gland
d. neocortex
Ans: D
21. Which of these is NOT an early hominid species?
a. Homo neanderthalensis
b. Homo erectus
c. Homo habilis
, Instructor Resources
Banyard et al., Essential Psychology, 4e
Sage Publishing, 2024
d. Homo cro magnus
Ans: D
22. In psychology, consciousness may be defined as
a. the awareness of self and others
b. being awake and alert
c. being meticulous
d. the capacity for mental ability
Ans: A
23. The term meme refers to
a. sounds that have meanings
b. the smallest unit of sound that can be understood to be part of a language
c. an idea than can be described and transmitted to another individual
d. units of thought or culture that are then replicated in the brain
Ans: D
24. What does Dunbar’s number refer to?
a. the ratio between brain size and intelligence
b. the average group size in a species as predicted by the size of the neocortex
c. the number of friends that the average human being has
d. the number of hours spent grooming by a species
Ans: B
25. In evolutionary terms, what do we mean by ‘culture’?
a. information that is acquired from other individuals via social transmission mechanisms
such as imitation, teaching or language
, Instructor Resources
Banyard et al., Essential Psychology, 4e
Sage Publishing, 2024
b. the development of community practices around agriculture
c. the development of social mating patterns that lead to larger groups of individuals
d. the development of non-survival-based artefacts, such as paintings, songs and burial
grounds
Ans: A
26. When calculated for human beings, Dunbar’s number is estimated to be
a. 150
b. 250
c. 1,000
d. 5,000
Ans: A
27. The use of websites such as Facebook and Twitter constitutes examples of what form of
social bonding?
a. social networking
b. social grooming
c. social relations
d. social communication
Ans: B
28. What did Mendel use to demonstrate genetic transmission?
a. daisies
b. carrots
c. peas
d. geranium
Ans: C
