Question 1

Men who are more attractive __________.

Accepted Answer

A) reduce their parental effort 
B) increase their parental effort 
C) reduce their mating effort 
D) experience greater paternity uncertainty 
A) reduce their parental effort 
B) increase their parental effort 
C) reduce their mating effort 
D) experience greater paternity uncertainty

Question 2

In one twin study,by eight months after giving birth,every single mother had directed more positive maternal behavior toward __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the first-born twin 
B) the last-born twin 
C) the twin with more health problems 
D) the healthier twin 
A) the first-born twin 
B) the last-born twin 
C) the twin with more health problems 
D) the healthier twin

Question 3

Paternity uncertainty implies __________.

Accepted Answer

A) that a male suspects that a child is not his own 
B) that there is always some probability that another male has fertilized the female's egg(s) 
C) the existence of female strategy to secure paternal investment from multiple males 
D) the uncertainty of fathering offspring in the future 
A) that a male suspects that a child is not his own 
B) that there is always some probability that another male has fertilized the female's egg(s) 
C) the existence of female strategy to secure paternal investment from multiple males 
D) the uncertainty of fathering offspring in the future

Question 4

Tinbergen experimented with nesting birds and found that their laborious efforts in removing broken eggshells from their nests functioned to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) make the nest less attractive to predators that might prey on their young chicks 
B) keep the nest free of germs and disease that might fester on the broken shells 
C) protect the young chicks from injury on the sharp edges of the broken shells 
D) make the nest more comfortable for the parents to perch on for prolonged periods of time 
A) make the nest less attractive to predators that might prey on their young chicks 
B) keep the nest free of germs and disease that might fester on the broken shells 
C) protect the young chicks from injury on the sharp edges of the broken shells 
D) make the nest more comfortable for the parents to perch on for prolonged periods of time

Question 5

In a study of adolescents,researchers found that suicide attempts __________.

Accepted Answer

A) may be strategies for extracting investment from parents 
B) occur among adolescents with the highest mate value to extract extra investment from their mates 
C) may be used as a means for adolescents to leave a romantic relationship without hard feelings 
D) represent ways in which an adolescent can exert control over his or her body 
A) may be strategies for extracting investment from parents 
B) occur among adolescents with the highest mate value to extract extra investment from their mates 
C) may be used as a means for adolescents to leave a romantic relationship without hard feelings 
D) represent ways in which an adolescent can exert control over his or her body

Question 6

When the sex ratio is high ,men are ___________ their children than when there is a surplus of women.

Accepted Answer

A) less social towards 
B) more investing in 
C) less investing in 
D) more social towards 
A) less social towards 
B) more investing in 
C) less investing in 
D) more social towards

Men who are more attractive __________.

In one twin study,by eight months after giving birth,every single mother had directed more positive maternal behavior toward __________.

Paternity uncertainty implies __________.

Tinbergen experimented with nesting birds and found that their laborious efforts in removing broken eggshells from their nests functioned to __________.

In a study of adolescents,researchers found that suicide attempts __________.

When the sex ratio is high ,men are ___________ their children than when there is a surplus of women.

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

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Exam 7: Problems of Parenting

Men who are more attractive __________.

In one twin study,by eight months after giving birth,every single mother had directed more positive maternal behavior toward __________.

Paternity uncertainty implies __________.

Tinbergen experimented with nesting birds and found that their laborious efforts in removing broken eggshells from their nests functioned to __________.

In a study of adolescents,researchers found that suicide attempts __________.

When the sex ratio is high ,men are ___________ their children than when there is a surplus of women.

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