Question 1

According to Belsky (2005) when the environment is relatively stable, children will benefit most from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning from older children 
B)  Individual problem solving 
C)  Learning from their peers 
D)  Learning from their parents 
A)  Learning from older children 
B)  Individual problem solving 
C)  Learning from their peers 
D)  Learning from their parents D

Question 2

What is the name of the category of gene-environment interaction where a child with some genetic trait will tend to seek out environments commensurate with that trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  Passive 
B)  Active 
C)  Reactive 
D)  Evocative 
A)  Passive 
B)  Active 
C)  Reactive 
D)  Evocative B

Question 3

The BSD (Belsky, Steinberg, Draper) theory a species, increased environmental riskiness is thought to lead to individuals maximising____ reproductive success at the expense of____ reproductive success.

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct, indirect 
B)  Indirect, direct 
C)  Current, future 
D)  Future, current 
A)  Direct, indirect 
B)  Indirect, direct 
C)  Current, future 
D)  Future, current C

Question 4

Which of the following is thought to lead to children to maximise future reproductive success?

Accepted Answer

A)  Father absence 
B)  Harsh maternal environment 
C)  Mother older than average 
D)  Low birth weight 
A)  Father absence 
B)  Harsh maternal environment 
C)  Mother older than average 
D)  Low birth weight

Question 5

Group socialization theory (Harris, 1994) suggests that the biggest effect that parents have is

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether they are divorced or not 
B)  Their parenting skills 
C)  Their educational levels 
D)  Their genes 
A)  Whether they are divorced or not 
B)  Their parenting skills 
C)  Their educational levels 
D)  Their genes

Question 6

In a behavioural genetics study reported by Turkheimer (2003) it was found that educational achievement was...

Accepted Answer

A)  Largely genetic for poorer children, largely environmental for well-off children 
B)  Largely genetic for well-off children, largely environmental for poorer children 
C)  largely genetic for both groups of children 
D)  Largely environmental for both groups of children 
A)  Largely genetic for poorer children, largely environmental for well-off children 
B)  Largely genetic for well-off children, largely environmental for poorer children 
C)  largely genetic for both groups of children 
D)  Largely environmental for both groups of children

Question 7

In the strange situation test a child shows high anxiety when its mother leaves and is not easily comforted when its mother returns, what kind of attachment style is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secure attachment 
B)  Disorganised attachment 
C)  Insecure avoidant 
D)  Insecure resistant 
A)  Secure attachment 
B)  Disorganised attachment 
C)  Insecure avoidant 
D)  Insecure resistant

Question 8

Approximately what proportion of individuals is classified as insecurely attached?

Accepted Answer

A)  A third 
B)  A tenth 
C)  A fifth 
D)  A half 
A)  A third 
B)  A tenth 
C)  A fifth 
D)  A half

Question 9

According to Haidt and Joseph (2004) which moral domain is associated with disgust?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fairness/reciprocity 
B)  Harm/Care 
C)  Purity/sanctity 
D)  Authority/respect 
A)  Fairness/reciprocity 
B)  Harm/Care 
C)  Purity/sanctity 
D)  Authority/respect

Question 10

In Haidt's theory, what is a moral illusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Something that evokes moral emotions but cannot be verbally justified 
B)  Something that can be verbally justified but produces no moral emotions 
C)  Something that produces no emotional or cognitive response 
D)  Something that is considered moral only by philosophers 
A)  Something that evokes moral emotions but cannot be verbally justified 
B)  Something that can be verbally justified but produces no moral emotions 
C)  Something that produces no emotional or cognitive response 
D)  Something that is considered moral only by philosophers

Question 11

Koenigs et al (2007) found that people with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex tend to make moral decisions that are

Accepted Answer

A)  Slower 
B)  Faster 
C)  More utilitarian 
D)  More emotionally based 
A)  Slower 
B)  Faster 
C)  More utilitarian 
D)  More emotionally based

Question 12

Recent research is starting to show that psychopaths moral reasoning may be characterised as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Passionate 
B)  Dispassionate 
C)  Absent 
D)  Emotionally charged 
A)  Passionate 
B)  Dispassionate 
C)  Absent 
D)  Emotionally charged

Question 13

The principle of double effect states that it is permissible to harm someone only if

Accepted Answer

A)  The person is not actually physically touched 
B)  There is a greater overall benefit by harming the person than not harming them 
C)  The harm is not a means to an end 
D)  You only harm them once 
A)  The person is not actually physically touched 
B)  There is a greater overall benefit by harming the person than not harming them 
C)  The harm is not a means to an end 
D)  You only harm them once

Question 14

Turkheimer (2000) reports that most studies show that the shared environment accounts for around ____ of the variation in most traits

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  40% 
D)  80% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  40% 
D)  80%

Question 15

In life history theory, which of the following is considered to be somatic effort?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual reproducing 
B)  Maturation 
C)  Producing offspring 
D)  Rearing offspring 
A)  Sexual reproducing 
B)  Maturation 
C)  Producing offspring 
D)  Rearing offspring

Question 16

Who suggested that infanticide might be the result of implicit cost-benefit analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Draper and Harpending 
B)  Daly and Wilson 
C)  Ainsworth and Bowlby 
D)  Belsky and Chisholm 
A)  Draper and Harpending 
B)  Daly and Wilson 
C)  Ainsworth and Bowlby 
D)  Belsky and Chisholm

Question 17

A study on siblings of divorced parents by Titcher and Ellis (2008) found younger siblings experienced menarche________ which________the BSD (Belsky, Steinberg, Draper) theory

Accepted Answer

A)  Earlier, supports 
B)  Later, supports 
C)  Earlier, contradicts 
D)  Later, contradicts 
A)  Earlier, supports 
B)  Later, supports 
C)  Earlier, contradicts 
D)  Later, contradicts

Question 18

Behavioural geneticists divide the environment of developing children into:

Accepted Answer

A)  Common and shared 
B)  Shared and passive 
C)  Common and unique 
D)  Shared and unique 
A)  Common and shared 
B)  Shared and passive 
C)  Common and unique 
D)  Shared and unique

Question 19

Differing reproductive strategies that occur within a species are known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  r-K continuum 
B)  r-F continuum 
C)  C-F continuum 
D)  C-K continuum 
A)  r-K continuum 
B)  r-F continuum 
C)  C-F continuum 
D)  C-K continuum

Question 20

Life history theory argues that fitness can be grouped into two categories:

Accepted Answer

A)  Allocation and reproductive effort 
B)  Allocation and somatic effort 
C)  r and K effort 
D)  Somatic and reproductive effort 
A)  Allocation and reproductive effort 
B)  Allocation and somatic effort 
C)  r and K effort 
D)  Somatic and reproductive effort

According to Belsky (2005) when the environment is relatively stable, children will benefit most from which of the following?

What is the name of the category of gene-environment interaction where a child with some genetic trait will tend to seek out environments commensurate with that trait?

The BSD (Belsky, Steinberg, Draper) theory a species, increased environmental riskiness is thought to lead to individuals maximising reproductive success at the expense of reproductive success.

Which of the following is thought to lead to children to maximise future reproductive success?

Group socialization theory (Harris, 1994) suggests that the biggest effect that parents have is

In a behavioural genetics study reported by Turkheimer (2003) it was found that educational achievement was...

In the strange situation test a child shows high anxiety when its mother leaves and is not easily comforted when its mother returns, what kind of attachment style is this?

Approximately what proportion of individuals is classified as insecurely attached?

According to Haidt and Joseph (2004) which moral domain is associated with disgust?

In Haidt's theory, what is a moral illusion?

Koenigs et al (2007) found that people with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex tend to make moral decisions that are

Recent research is starting to show that psychopaths moral reasoning may be characterised as what?

The principle of double effect states that it is permissible to harm someone only if

Turkheimer (2000) reports that most studies show that the shared environment accounts for around ____ of the variation in most traits

In life history theory, which of the following is considered to be somatic effort?

Who suggested that infanticide might be the result of implicit cost-benefit analysis?

A study on siblings of divorced parents by Titcher and Ellis (2008) found younger siblings experienced menarche whichthe BSD (Belsky, Steinberg, Draper) theory

Behavioural geneticists divide the environment of developing children into:

Differing reproductive strategies that occur within a species are known as the:

Life history theory argues that fitness can be grouped into two categories:

Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology

Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change

Sexual Selection

The Evolution of Human Mate Choice

Cognitive Development and the Innateness Issue

The Evolutionary Psychology of Social Behaviour Kin Relationships and Conflict

The Evolutionary Psychology of Social Behaviour Reciprocity and Group Behaviour

Evolution, Thought and Cognition

The Evolution of Language

The Evolution of Emotion

Evolutionary Psychopathology and Darwinian Medicine

Evolution and Individual Differences

Evolutionary Psychology and Culture

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Exam 6: Social Development

According to Belsky (2005) when the environment is relatively stable, children will benefit most from which of the following?

What is the name of the category of gene-environment interaction where a child with some genetic trait will tend to seek out environments commensurate with that trait?

The BSD (Belsky, Steinberg, Draper) theory a species, increased environmental riskiness is thought to lead to individuals maximising____ reproductive success at the expense of____ reproductive success.

Which of the following is thought to lead to children to maximise future reproductive success?

Group socialization theory (Harris, 1994) suggests that the biggest effect that parents have is

In a behavioural genetics study reported by Turkheimer (2003) it was found that educational achievement was...

In the strange situation test a child shows high anxiety when its mother leaves and is not easily comforted when its mother returns, what kind of attachment style is this?

Approximately what proportion of individuals is classified as insecurely attached?

According to Haidt and Joseph (2004) which moral domain is associated with disgust?

In Haidt's theory, what is a moral illusion?

Koenigs et al (2007) found that people with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex tend to make moral decisions that are

Recent research is starting to show that psychopaths moral reasoning may be characterised as what?

The principle of double effect states that it is permissible to harm someone only if

Turkheimer (2000) reports that most studies show that the shared environment accounts for around ____ of the variation in most traits

In life history theory, which of the following is considered to be somatic effort?

Who suggested that infanticide might be the result of implicit cost-benefit analysis?

A study on siblings of divorced parents by Titcher and Ellis (2008) found younger siblings experienced menarche________ which________the BSD (Belsky, Steinberg, Draper) theory

Behavioural geneticists divide the environment of developing children into:

Differing reproductive strategies that occur within a species are known as the:

Life history theory argues that fitness can be grouped into two categories:

Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology

Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change

Sexual Selection

The Evolution of Human Mate Choice

Cognitive Development and the Innateness Issue

The Evolutionary Psychology of Social Behaviour Kin Relationships and Conflict

The Evolutionary Psychology of Social Behaviour Reciprocity and Group Behaviour

Evolution, Thought and Cognition

The Evolution of Language

The Evolution of Emotion

Evolutionary Psychopathology and Darwinian Medicine

Evolution and Individual Differences

Evolutionary Psychology and Culture

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The BSD (Belsky, Steinberg, Draper) theory a species, increased environmental riskiness is thought to lead to individuals maximising reproductive success at the expense of reproductive success.

A study on siblings of divorced parents by Titcher and Ellis (2008) found younger siblings experienced menarche whichthe BSD (Belsky, Steinberg, Draper) theory