Question 1

Production of human chorionic gonadotropin is an adaptation in fetuses designed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) extract higher levels of nutrition from the mother 
B) cause preeclampsia in the mother 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b) 
A) extract higher levels of nutrition from the mother 
B) cause preeclampsia in the mother 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b) C

Question 2

Daly and Wilson found that mother's remarks about a baby's resemblance to the father were _______as frequent as her remarks about the baby's resemblance to her.

Accepted Answer

A) one-third 
B) one-half 
C) two times 
D) four times 
A) one-third 
B) one-half 
C) two times 
D) four times D

Question 3

Parent-offspring conflict predicts that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) selection will favor adaptations in parents to manipulate children to accept greater levels of investment than they are willing to accept 
B) selection will favor adaptations in children to manipulate parents toward children's optimum level of investment 
C) parents will wean children later than children prefer 
D) parents will encourage competition between siblings as a means of sizing up where the parents' investment is best allocated 
A) selection will favor adaptations in parents to manipulate children to accept greater levels of investment than they are willing to accept 
B) selection will favor adaptations in children to manipulate parents toward children's optimum level of investment 
C) parents will wean children later than children prefer 
D) parents will encourage competition between siblings as a means of sizing up where the parents' investment is best allocated B

Question 4

Which hypothesis states that women possess adaptations which allow them to protect children from danger as well as maintain social ties that can provide protection?

Accepted Answer

A) fitness threat hypothesis 
B) attachment promotion hypothesis 
C) tend-and-befriend hypothesis 
D) alloparenting hypothesis 
A) fitness threat hypothesis 
B) attachment promotion hypothesis 
C) tend-and-befriend hypothesis 
D) alloparenting hypothesis

Question 5

Anderson,Kaplan,and Lancaster found that genetic offspring were ___________ than stepchildren to receive parental funding for college.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 times less likely 
B) 2 times more likely 
C) 5.5 times less likely 
D) 5.5 times more likely 
A) 2 times less likely 
B) 2 times more likely 
C) 5.5 times less likely 
D) 5.5 times more likely

Question 6

Parent-offspring conflict theory identified the important arena of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) genetic conflicts between parent and child only when siblings are present 
B) the greater importance of conflicts between parent and child in early childhood 
C) conflict between parents and child due to their sharing fewer genes with each other than they do with themselves 
D) parental benefits of conflicts between siblings 
A) genetic conflicts between parent and child only when siblings are present 
B) the greater importance of conflicts between parent and child in early childhood 
C) conflict between parents and child due to their sharing fewer genes with each other than they do with themselves 
D) parental benefits of conflicts between siblings

Question 7

Flinn found that stepfathers' interactions with stepchildren were __________ and _________ than genetic fathers' interactions with their children.

Accepted Answer

A) less violent;less aggressive 
B) more placid;less aggressive 
C) less frequent;more aggressive 
D) more frequent;more aggressive 
A) less violent;less aggressive 
B) more placid;less aggressive 
C) less frequent;more aggressive 
D) more frequent;more aggressive

Question 8

Which of the following is true of how parents feel about their children based on their facial similarity?

Accepted Answer

A) Mothers and fathers feel equally emotionally close to all their children,regardless of resemblance. 
B) The more offspring resemble them,the more mothers and fathers feel emotionally close to them. 
C) Mothers feel more emotionally close to offspring who resemble them while fathers feel equally close to all their offspring regardless of resemblance. 
D) Fathers feel more emotionally close to offspring who resemble them while mothers feel equally close to all their offspring regardless of resemblance. 
A) Mothers and fathers feel equally emotionally close to all their children,regardless of resemblance. 
B) The more offspring resemble them,the more mothers and fathers feel emotionally close to them. 
C) Mothers feel more emotionally close to offspring who resemble them while fathers feel equally close to all their offspring regardless of resemblance. 
D) Fathers feel more emotionally close to offspring who resemble them while mothers feel equally close to all their offspring regardless of resemblance.

Question 9

When viewing pictures of babies,_________________;when viewing pictures of babies with their mothers,_____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) women's eyes dilated less than men's;women's eyes dilated less than men's 
B) women's eyes dilated more than men's;women's eyes dilated more than men's 
C) women's eyes dilated less than men's;women's eyes dilated more than men's 
D) women's eyes dilated more than men's;women's eyes dilated less than men's 
A) women's eyes dilated less than men's;women's eyes dilated less than men's 
B) women's eyes dilated more than men's;women's eyes dilated more than men's 
C) women's eyes dilated less than men's;women's eyes dilated more than men's 
D) women's eyes dilated more than men's;women's eyes dilated less than men's

Question 10

Burch and Gallup found that men who rated their children as _____________inflicted _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) looking like them;more physical injuries on their partners 
B) looking like them;more severe physical injuries on their partners 
C) not looking like them;more severe physical injuries on their partners 
D) not looking like them;fewer physical injuries on their partners 
A) looking like them;more physical injuries on their partners 
B) looking like them;more severe physical injuries on their partners 
C) not looking like them;more severe physical injuries on their partners 
D) not looking like them;fewer physical injuries on their partners

Question 11

___________ women are more likely than ___________ to commit infanticide.

Accepted Answer

A) Older;younger 
B) Younger;older 
C) Married;single 
D) Married;younger 
A) Older;younger 
B) Younger;older 
C) Married;single 
D) Married;younger

Question 12

Men who rate their wives high on trustworthiness tend to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) invest less in their children 
B) invest more in their children 
C) spend more time away from home 
D) experience greater paternity uncertainty 
A) invest less in their children 
B) invest more in their children 
C) spend more time away from home 
D) experience greater paternity uncertainty

Question 13

The Israeli Kibbutz failed because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) men were overcome with jealousy over having to share their wives 
B) women were jealous of their husbands' involvement with other women 
C) women demanded to raise their own children 
D) children demanded to be with their parents 
A) men were overcome with jealousy over having to share their wives 
B) women were jealous of their husbands' involvement with other women 
C) women demanded to raise their own children 
D) children demanded to be with their parents

Question 14

Young women tend to pursue more of a short-term mating strategy than their parents report preferring for their daughters.According to an evolutionary perspective,why do parents and daughters disagree about this?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents do not obtain the same degree of benefit from the "good genes" daughters can obtain through short-term mating. 
B) Parents are more interested in preserving family reputation. 
C) Young women can obtain certain benefits from short-term mating that do not equally benefit their parents,such as resources. 
D) all of the above 
A) Parents do not obtain the same degree of benefit from the "good genes" daughters can obtain through short-term mating. 
B) Parents are more interested in preserving family reputation. 
C) Young women can obtain certain benefits from short-term mating that do not equally benefit their parents,such as resources. 
D) all of the above

Question 15

Daly and Wilson identified two factors in parental investment which include whether the child is born with an abnormality and the child's __________.

Accepted Answer

A) age 
B) sex 
C) birth order 
D) beauty 
A) age 
B) sex 
C) birth order 
D) beauty

Question 16

Parents and offspring differ in the relative importance of certain mate traits.Parent-offspring conflict theory predicts that this occurs because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) parents and offspring do not share 100 percent of their genes 
B) parents have more experience than offspring with mate choice 
C) children have evolved to always conflict with their parents until reaching adulthood 
D) parents desire grand-offspring,but the offspring are not as motivated to reproduce 
A) parents and offspring do not share 100 percent of their genes 
B) parents have more experience than offspring with mate choice 
C) children have evolved to always conflict with their parents until reaching adulthood 
D) parents desire grand-offspring,but the offspring are not as motivated to reproduce

Question 17

According to parent-offspring conflict theory,which of the following conditions should produce the highest level of conflict between a mother and her child?

Accepted Answer

A) presence of a younger sibling 
B) presence of a younger half-sibling 
C) presence of a stepfather 
D) father is of lower socioeconomic status 
A) presence of a younger sibling 
B) presence of a younger half-sibling 
C) presence of a stepfather 
D) father is of lower socioeconomic status

Question 18

Which of the following sources of information is most relevant for men's assessments of their relatedness to offspring?

Accepted Answer

A) information about his sexual fidelity to his partner during the period that she conceived 
B) the child's resemblance to siblings 
C) information about a partner's sexual fidelity during the period that she conceived 
D) the child's resemblance to the mother 
A) information about his sexual fidelity to his partner during the period that she conceived 
B) the child's resemblance to siblings 
C) information about a partner's sexual fidelity during the period that she conceived 
D) the child's resemblance to the mother

Question 19

Men __________ with a woman's child before they are married than after,suggesting that men channel investment toward the child in an effort to ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) interact more;attract the woman 
B) interact less;reduce his fitness costs 
C) interact more;win the child's affections 
D) interact less;increase his fitness 
A) interact more;attract the woman 
B) interact less;reduce his fitness costs 
C) interact more;win the child's affections 
D) interact less;increase his fitness

Question 20

The _________ showed a particular bias for asserting a resemblance between the father and the baby.

Accepted Answer

A) father's kin 
B) father's friends 
C) mother's kin 
D) mother's friends 
A) father's kin 
B) father's friends 
C) mother's kin 
D) mother's friends

Production of human chorionic gonadotropin is an adaptation in fetuses designed to __________.

Daly and Wilson found that mother's remarks about a baby's resemblance to the father were _______as frequent as her remarks about the baby's resemblance to her.

Parent-offspring conflict predicts that __________.

Which hypothesis states that women possess adaptations which allow them to protect children from danger as well as maintain social ties that can provide protection?

Anderson,Kaplan,and Lancaster found that genetic offspring were ___________ than stepchildren to receive parental funding for college.

Parent-offspring conflict theory identified the important arena of __________.

Flinn found that stepfathers' interactions with stepchildren were __ and _ than genetic fathers' interactions with their children.

Which of the following is true of how parents feel about their children based on their facial similarity?

When viewing pictures of babies,_;when viewing pictures of babies with their mothers,_____.

Burch and Gallup found that men who rated their children as _inflicted _.

_ women are more likely than _ to commit infanticide.

Men who rate their wives high on trustworthiness tend to __________.

The Israeli Kibbutz failed because __________.

Young women tend to pursue more of a short-term mating strategy than their parents report preferring for their daughters.According to an evolutionary perspective,why do parents and daughters disagree about this?

Daly and Wilson identified two factors in parental investment which include whether the child is born with an abnormality and the child's __________.

Parents and offspring differ in the relative importance of certain mate traits.Parent-offspring conflict theory predicts that this occurs because __________.

According to parent-offspring conflict theory,which of the following conditions should produce the highest level of conflict between a mother and her child?

Which of the following sources of information is most relevant for men's assessments of their relatedness to offspring?

Men with a woman's child before they are married than after,suggesting that men channel investment toward the child in an effort to _.

The _________ showed a particular bias for asserting a resemblance between the father and the baby.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

Exam 7: Problems of Parenting

Production of human chorionic gonadotropin is an adaptation in fetuses designed to __________.

Daly and Wilson found that mother's remarks about a baby's resemblance to the father were _______as frequent as her remarks about the baby's resemblance to her.

Parent-offspring conflict predicts that __________.

Which hypothesis states that women possess adaptations which allow them to protect children from danger as well as maintain social ties that can provide protection?

Anderson,Kaplan,and Lancaster found that genetic offspring were ___________ than stepchildren to receive parental funding for college.

Parent-offspring conflict theory identified the important arena of __________.

Flinn found that stepfathers' interactions with stepchildren were __________ and _________ than genetic fathers' interactions with their children.

Which of the following is true of how parents feel about their children based on their facial similarity?

When viewing pictures of babies,_________________;when viewing pictures of babies with their mothers,_____________________.

Burch and Gallup found that men who rated their children as _____________inflicted _____________.

___________ women are more likely than ___________ to commit infanticide.

Men who rate their wives high on trustworthiness tend to __________.

The Israeli Kibbutz failed because __________.

Young women tend to pursue more of a short-term mating strategy than their parents report preferring for their daughters.According to an evolutionary perspective,why do parents and daughters disagree about this?

Daly and Wilson identified two factors in parental investment which include whether the child is born with an abnormality and the child's __________.

Parents and offspring differ in the relative importance of certain mate traits.Parent-offspring conflict theory predicts that this occurs because __________.

According to parent-offspring conflict theory,which of the following conditions should produce the highest level of conflict between a mother and her child?

Which of the following sources of information is most relevant for men's assessments of their relatedness to offspring?

Men __________ with a woman's child before they are married than after,suggesting that men channel investment toward the child in an effort to ___________.

The _________ showed a particular bias for asserting a resemblance between the father and the baby.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

Flinn found that stepfathers' interactions with stepchildren were __ and _ than genetic fathers' interactions with their children.

When viewing pictures of babies,_;when viewing pictures of babies with their mothers,_____.

Burch and Gallup found that men who rated their children as _inflicted _.

_ women are more likely than _ to commit infanticide.

Men with a woman's child before they are married than after,suggesting that men channel investment toward the child in an effort to _.