TEST BANK for Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science
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of the Mind 7th Edition by David M. Buss
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All Chapters Covered 1-
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13 with Verified Questions & Correct Answers| A+ GRADED
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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. Whichyofytheyfollowingycluesytoychangeyinyorganicystructureyoverytimeywereynotyknownyorynotedypriorytoy
Darwin?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 ,yorypassedydownyreliablyyfromyparentytoy
offspring.y(d)
(a) variated
(b) particulated
(c) selected
(d) inherited
11. Theyprocessyof
refersytoytheycomponentyofyDarwin’sytheoryyofyevolutionythatystatesythatyorganismsywithysomeyheritabley
attributesyleaveymoreyoffspringybecauseythoseyattributesyhelpywithytheytasksyofysurvivalyandyreproduction.y(c
)
(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
12. Inycontrastytoytheytheoryyofynaturalyselection,ywhichyfocusedyonyadaptationsythatyhaveyarisenyasyayco
nsequenceyofysuccessfulysurvival,ytheytheoryyof
focusedyonyadaptationsythatyhaveyarisenyasyayconsequenceyofysuccessfulymating.y(a)
(a) sexualyselection
(b) internalyselection
(c) externalyselection
(d) socialyselection
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y y y y y y y y
of the Mind 7th Edition by David M. Buss
y y y y y y y y
All Chapters Covered 1-
y y y
13 with Verified Questions & Correct Answers| A+ GRADED
y y y y y y y y
Pagey|y1
, 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. Whichyofytheyfollowingycluesytoychangeyinyorganicystructureyoverytimeywereynotyknownyorynotedypriorytoy
Darwin?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 ,yorypassedydownyreliablyyfromyparentytoy
offspring.y(d)
(a) variated
(b) particulated
(c) selected
(d) inherited
11. Theyprocessyof
refersytoytheycomponentyofyDarwin’sytheoryyofyevolutionythatystatesythatyorganismsywithysomeyheritabley
attributesyleaveymoreyoffspringybecauseythoseyattributesyhelpywithytheytasksyofysurvivalyandyreproduction.y(c
)
(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
12. Inycontrastytoytheytheoryyofynaturalyselection,ywhichyfocusedyonyadaptationsythatyhaveyarisenyasyayco
nsequenceyofysuccessfulysurvival,ytheytheoryyof
focusedyonyadaptationsythatyhaveyarisenyasyayconsequenceyofysuccessfulymating.y(a)
(a) sexualyselection
(b) internalyselection
(c) externalyselection
(d) socialyselection
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