Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science
of the Mind 7th Edition - Test Bank by David
M. Buss |All Chapters
Adaptation - answers-Any physiological structure, trait, or behavioral pattern that facilitates
survival and reproduction
Natural selection - answers-only organisms that possess adaptive traits in a given environment
survive and reproduce
Sexual selection - answers-typically, females, but sometimes males, within a species will select
mates with certain physical and behavior characteristics, thereby perpetuating those
characteristics into future generations
Survival of the fittest - answers-refers to the fact that only those members of a species who are
best adapted to their environment survive and reproduce
What is inclusive fitness? - answers-evolutionary fitness can be increased by reproducing, by
contributing to the fitness of those with whom we share genes, or both
Where do sociobiology and evolutionary psychology disagree? - answers-some behaviors are
adaptive because they solve problems - not because they perpetuate genes
What is meant by the term "sociobiological fallacy"? - answers-actions that superficially seem
disadvantageous to individuals may actually contribute to their economic and reproductive
welfare
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of the Mind 7th Edition - Test Bank by David
M. Buss |All Chapters
Adaptation - answers-Any physiological structure, trait, or behavioral pattern that facilitates
survival and reproduction
Natural selection - answers-only organisms that possess adaptive traits in a given environment
survive and reproduce
Sexual selection - answers-typically, females, but sometimes males, within a species will select
mates with certain physical and behavior characteristics, thereby perpetuating those
characteristics into future generations
Survival of the fittest - answers-refers to the fact that only those members of a species who are
best adapted to their environment survive and reproduce
What is inclusive fitness? - answers-evolutionary fitness can be increased by reproducing, by
contributing to the fitness of those with whom we share genes, or both
Where do sociobiology and evolutionary psychology disagree? - answers-some behaviors are
adaptive because they solve problems - not because they perpetuate genes
What is meant by the term "sociobiological fallacy"? - answers-actions that superficially seem
disadvantageous to individuals may actually contribute to their economic and reproductive
welfare
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