Exam 8: Primate Life Histories and the Evolution of Intelligence

Explain the conflict within primatology over great ape cognitive abilities. Given the evidence, what do you think about great ape versus monkey cognitive abilities?

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Question 21

The executive brain ratio is closely linked to

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Question 22

Which of the following statements about the neocortex ratio is true?

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Question 23

One model of the evolution of intelligence proposes that the primate brain was selected to facilitate behavioral flexibility. This model relates to ________ challenges.

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Question 24

Why does senescence occur?

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Question 25

The extent to which selection favors a strategy in which an animal makes an investment is determined by

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Question 26

An example of associative learning is

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Question 27

In a playback experiment in which female baboons listened to a recording of a female's grunt followed by another female's submissive fear barks, which of the following occurred?

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Question 28

Examples of redirected aggression in vervet monkeys demonstrate that they understand

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Question 29

What is the neocortex ratio? Explain how data on the neocortex ratio of primate species have been used to address hypotheses accounting for the evolution of primate intelligence.

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Question 30

Effective deception requires

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Question 31

List the four main lobes of the cerebrum in primates and briefly describe what the cerebral cortex is and why anthropologists are interested in it.

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Question 32

Animals with long life histories, like primates, grow for a long time at the expense of their

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Question 33

Establishing a link between social complexity and cognitive ability across species requires the use of a(n)

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Question 34

Vervet monkeys and baboons appear to know

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Question 35

Imagine you are a male macaque. Another individual is threatening you. Which monkey do you try to enlist for support?

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Question 36

When comparing the abilities of 2-year-old humans with chimpanzees and orangutans of all ages, researchers concluded that humans and great apes differ in terms of tasks that involve

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Question 37

Which of the following statements about cognitive differences between humans and great apes is true?

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Question 38

Organisms that reproduce early tend to have

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Question 39

Large brains may have initially evolved in monkeys and apes because they

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Explain the conflict within primatology over great ape cognitive abilities. Given the evidence, what do you think about great ape versus monkey cognitive abilities?

The executive brain ratio is closely linked to

Which of the following statements about the neocortex ratio is true?

One model of the evolution of intelligence proposes that the primate brain was selected to facilitate behavioral flexibility. This model relates to ________ challenges.

Why does senescence occur?

The extent to which selection favors a strategy in which an animal makes an investment is determined by

An example of associative learning is

In a playback experiment in which female baboons listened to a recording of a female's grunt followed by another female's submissive fear barks, which of the following occurred?

Examples of redirected aggression in vervet monkeys demonstrate that they understand

What is the neocortex ratio? Explain how data on the neocortex ratio of primate species have been used to address hypotheses accounting for the evolution of primate intelligence.

Effective deception requires

List the four main lobes of the cerebrum in primates and briefly describe what the cerebral cortex is and why anthropologists are interested in it.

Animals with long life histories, like primates, grow for a long time at the expense of their

Establishing a link between social complexity and cognitive ability across species requires the use of a(n)

Vervet monkeys and baboons appear to know

Imagine you are a male macaque. Another individual is threatening you. Which monkey do you try to enlist for support?

When comparing the abilities of 2-year-old humans with chimpanzees and orangutans of all ages, researchers concluded that humans and great apes differ in terms of tasks that involve

Which of the following statements about cognitive differences between humans and great apes is true?

Organisms that reproduce early tend to have

Large brains may have initially evolved in monkeys and apes because they

Adaptation by Natural Selection

Genetics

The Modern Synthesis

Speciation and Phylogeny

Primate Diversity and Ecology

Primate Mating Systems

The Evolution of Cooperation

From Tree Shrew to Ape

The Earliest Hominins

Early Homo and H Erectus 26-1 Ma

The Neanderthals and Their Contemporaries

Homo Sapiens and the Evolution of Modern Human Behavior

Human Genetics and Variation

Evolution and Human Behavior

Culture, Cooperation, and Human Uniqueness

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