Question 1

Korchmaros and Kenny identified ____________ as a psychological mediator of helping behavior among kin.

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  intelligence 
D)  emotional closeness 
A)  temperament 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  intelligence 
D)  emotional closeness D

Question 2

The death of a _________ child causes more grief than the death of a(n) ___________ child.

Accepted Answer

A)  younger; elder 
B)  female; male 
C)  healthy; sickly 
D)  sickly; healthy 
A)  younger; elder 
B)  female; male 
C)  healthy; sickly 
D)  sickly; healthy C

Question 3

Which of the following is not a primitive of Doug Jones's proposed universal grammar which governs all kin classification systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  genealogical distance 
B)  group membership 
C)  social rank 
D)  geographical distance 
A)  genealogical distance 
B)  group membership 
C)  social rank 
D)  geographical distance D

Question 4

Burnstein, Crandall, and Kitayama found that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  women recall more family members than men 
B)  helping is greater as a function of increased genetic relatedness and decreases in the reproductive value of the relative 
C)  helping is greater as a function of increased genetic relatedness and increases in the reproductive value of the relative 
D)  women are more helpful than men 
A)  women recall more family members than men 
B)  helping is greater as a function of increased genetic relatedness and decreases in the reproductive value of the relative 
C)  helping is greater as a function of increased genetic relatedness and increases in the reproductive value of the relative 
D)  women are more helpful than men

Question 5

Which of the following is not a hypothesis offered to explain alarm calling in ground squirrels?

Accepted Answer

A)  inclusive fitness hypothesis 
B)  predator confusion hypothesis 
C)  bait-and-Switch hypothesis 
D)  parental investment hypothesis 
A)  inclusive fitness hypothesis 
B)  predator confusion hypothesis 
C)  bait-and-Switch hypothesis 
D)  parental investment hypothesis

Question 6

Paternal grandfathers face _________ link(s) of possible cuckoldry between themselves and their grandchildren.

Accepted Answer

A)  no 
B)  one 
C)  two 
D)  three 
A)  no 
B)  one 
C)  two 
D)  three

Question 7

Bossong found that men were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely than women to allocate resources to children 
B)  more likely to allocate resources to children than to spouses 
C)  more likely to allocate most resources to a spouse if she was of post-reproductive age 
D)  more likely to allocate most resources to a spouse if she was of reproductive age 
A)  more likely than women to allocate resources to children 
B)  more likely to allocate resources to children than to spouses 
C)  more likely to allocate most resources to a spouse if she was of post-reproductive age 
D)  more likely to allocate most resources to a spouse if she was of reproductive age

Question 8

Recent studies on the effect of genetic relatedness on helping behavior have demonstrated that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals help relatives more than friends and mates only when the cost of the help is very high 
B)  individuals help relatives more than friends and mates only when the cost of the help is very low 
C)  individuals are more altruistic to non-relatives than relatives, due to fear of retribution 
D)  individuals are most altruistic to relatives who are sickly or in need of much help 
A)  individuals help relatives more than friends and mates only when the cost of the help is very high 
B)  individuals help relatives more than friends and mates only when the cost of the help is very low 
C)  individuals are more altruistic to non-relatives than relatives, due to fear of retribution 
D)  individuals are most altruistic to relatives who are sickly or in need of much help

Question 9

Although rare, brothers do sometimes kill their sisters in the form of an "honor killing" because the sister __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to produce children during her first year of marriage 
B)  engaged in or solicited incestuous relations 
C)  disgraced the family with her mate choice 
D)  refused to introduce her brothers to her female friends 
A)  failed to produce children during her first year of marriage 
B)  engaged in or solicited incestuous relations 
C)  disgraced the family with her mate choice 
D)  refused to introduce her brothers to her female friends

Question 10

Essock-Vitale and McGuire found that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Los Angeles women were equally likely to report helping close kin and distal kin 
B)  Los Angeles women were more likely to report helping close kin than distal kin 
C)  acts of helping flow from younger to older more than from older to younger 
D)  Los Angeles men were less likely than women to bequeath their estate to more kin 
A)  Los Angeles women were equally likely to report helping close kin and distal kin 
B)  Los Angeles women were more likely to report helping close kin than distal kin 
C)  acts of helping flow from younger to older more than from older to younger 
D)  Los Angeles men were less likely than women to bequeath their estate to more kin

Question 11

Which grandparent's survival best predicted the survival of the grandchild, according to a study covering the years 1770-1861 in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  paternal grandmothers 
B)  maternal grandfathers 
C)  paternal grandfathers 
D)  maternal grandmothers 
A)  paternal grandmothers 
B)  maternal grandfathers 
C)  paternal grandfathers 
D)  maternal grandmothers

Question 12

Among ground squirrels, __________ were more likely than ___________ to cooperate in mutual defense of their offspring.

Accepted Answer

A)  half brothers; full brothers 
B)  full brothers; half brothers 
C)  half sisters; full sisters 
D)  full sisters; half sisters 
A)  half brothers; full brothers 
B)  full brothers; half brothers 
C)  half sisters; full sisters 
D)  full sisters; half sisters

Question 13

Ten-year-olds are helped less than ________-year-olds, despite the fact that ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  one; the ten-year-olds are higher in reproductive value 
B)  eighteen; ten-year-olds are lower in reproductive value 
C)  forty-five; ten-year-olds are lower in reproductive value 
D)  seventy-five; ten-year-olds are higher in reproductive value 
A)  one; the ten-year-olds are higher in reproductive value 
B)  eighteen; ten-year-olds are lower in reproductive value 
C)  forty-five; ten-year-olds are lower in reproductive value 
D)  seventy-five; ten-year-olds are higher in reproductive value

Question 14

Hamilton's rule states that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) r cr C) c > rb D) c < rb A) r cr C) c > rb D) c < rb

Question 15

The absent father hypothesis __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  replaces the grandmother hypothesis 
B)  predicts that children will receive more care from their mother during menopause if their father is not present 
C)  proposes that menopause occurs because women tend to lose their mates, either to death or to a younger woman, after middle age 
D)  all of the above 
A)  replaces the grandmother hypothesis 
B)  predicts that children will receive more care from their mother during menopause if their father is not present 
C)  proposes that menopause occurs because women tend to lose their mates, either to death or to a younger woman, after middle age 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following models has been proposed to explain the evolution of families?

Accepted Answer

A)  familial remuneration model 
B)  familial benefits model 
C)  ecological benefits model 
D)  ecological timing model 
A)  familial remuneration model 
B)  familial benefits model 
C)  ecological benefits model 
D)  ecological timing model

Question 17

Altruism toward cousins should fall into which of the following patterns, according to inclusive fitness theory? (FaBro = father's brother's children; FaSis = father's sister's children; MoBro = mother's brother's children; MoSis = mother's sister's children)

Accepted Answer

A)  MoSis > FaSis, MoBro > FaBro 
B)  MoSis > FaBro > FaSis > MoBro 
C)  FaSis >MoSis, FaBro > MoBro 
D)  FaBro > FaSis, MoBro > MoSis 
A)  MoSis > FaSis, MoBro > FaBro 
B)  MoSis > FaBro > FaSis > MoBro 
C)  FaSis >MoSis, FaBro > MoBro 
D)  FaBro > FaSis, MoBro > MoSis

Question 18

Flinn's study of children's cortisol levels based on household composition revealed that children living with which of the following family units possessed the highest cortisol levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear family with father absent over half the time 
B)  stepfather and half-siblings present 
C)  stepfather 
D)  single mother with other kin present 
A)  nuclear family with father absent over half the time 
B)  stepfather and half-siblings present 
C)  stepfather 
D)  single mother with other kin present

Question 19

Discriminative grandparental investment __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  should follow the degree of relational certainty inherent in the different types of grandparental relationships 
B)  means that grandparents should invest more when they are consciously certain of their genetic relatedness to grandchildren 
C)  does not follow patterns predicted by an evolutionary perspective and thus requires future work to further refine evolutionary hypotheses 
D)  has changed dramatically as a result of the modern circumstance of living distally from grandparents 
A)  should follow the degree of relational certainty inherent in the different types of grandparental relationships 
B)  means that grandparents should invest more when they are consciously certain of their genetic relatedness to grandchildren 
C)  does not follow patterns predicted by an evolutionary perspective and thus requires future work to further refine evolutionary hypotheses 
D)  has changed dramatically as a result of the modern circumstance of living distally from grandparents

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of emotional closeness among different levels of kin?

Accepted Answer

A)  the person's sex 
B)  whether or not one has recently done a favor for that person 
C)  frequency of contact 
D)  psychological grief experienced when that person dies 
A)  the person's sex 
B)  whether or not one has recently done a favor for that person 
C)  frequency of contact 
D)  psychological grief experienced when that person dies

Korchmaros and Kenny identified ____________ as a psychological mediator of helping behavior among kin.

The death of a _ child causes more grief than the death of a(n) ___ child.

Which of the following is not a primitive of Doug Jones's proposed universal grammar which governs all kin classification systems?

Burnstein, Crandall, and Kitayama found that __________.

Which of the following is not a hypothesis offered to explain alarm calling in ground squirrels?

Paternal grandfathers face _________ link(s) of possible cuckoldry between themselves and their grandchildren.

Bossong found that men were __________.

Recent studies on the effect of genetic relatedness on helping behavior have demonstrated that __________.

Although rare, brothers do sometimes kill their sisters in the form of an "honor killing" because the sister __________.

Essock-Vitale and McGuire found that __________.

Which grandparent's survival best predicted the survival of the grandchild, according to a study covering the years 1770-1861 in England?

Among ground squirrels, were more likely than _ to cooperate in mutual defense of their offspring.

Ten-year-olds are helped less than -year-olds, despite the fact that ___.

Hamilton's rule states that __________.

The absent father hypothesis __________.

Which of the following models has been proposed to explain the evolution of families?

Altruism toward cousins should fall into which of the following patterns, according to inclusive fitness theory? (FaBro = father's brother's children; FaSis = father's sister's children; MoBro = mother's brother's children; MoSis = mother's sister's children)

Flinn's study of children's cortisol levels based on household composition revealed that children living with which of the following family units possessed the highest cortisol levels?

Discriminative grandparental investment __________.

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of emotional closeness among different levels of kin?

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature:

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

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Exam 8: Problems of Kinship

Korchmaros and Kenny identified ____________ as a psychological mediator of helping behavior among kin.

The death of a _________ child causes more grief than the death of a(n) ___________ child.

Which of the following is not a primitive of Doug Jones's proposed universal grammar which governs all kin classification systems?

Burnstein, Crandall, and Kitayama found that __________.

Which of the following is not a hypothesis offered to explain alarm calling in ground squirrels?

Paternal grandfathers face _________ link(s) of possible cuckoldry between themselves and their grandchildren.

Bossong found that men were __________.

Recent studies on the effect of genetic relatedness on helping behavior have demonstrated that __________.

Although rare, brothers do sometimes kill their sisters in the form of an "honor killing" because the sister __________.

Essock-Vitale and McGuire found that __________.

Which grandparent's survival best predicted the survival of the grandchild, according to a study covering the years 1770-1861 in England?

Among ground squirrels, __________ were more likely than ___________ to cooperate in mutual defense of their offspring.

Ten-year-olds are helped less than ________-year-olds, despite the fact that ___________.

Hamilton's rule states that __________.

The absent father hypothesis __________.

Which of the following models has been proposed to explain the evolution of families?

Altruism toward cousins should fall into which of the following patterns, according to inclusive fitness theory? (FaBro = father's brother's children; FaSis = father's sister's children; MoBro = mother's brother's children; MoSis = mother's sister's children)

Flinn's study of children's cortisol levels based on household composition revealed that children living with which of the following family units possessed the highest cortisol levels?

Discriminative grandparental investment __________.

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of emotional closeness among different levels of kin?

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature:

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

The death of a _ child causes more grief than the death of a(n) ___ child.

Among ground squirrels, were more likely than _ to cooperate in mutual defense of their offspring.

Ten-year-olds are helped less than -year-olds, despite the fact that ___.