Question 1

Daly,Salmon,and Wilson state that in all societies __________.

Accepted Answer

A) kin will be classified in reference to the peripheral individual 
B) kin relationships will be arrayed on a dimension of closeness 
C) cooperation between kin will be a function of their closeness and will be linked with genetic closeness 
D) younger members of extended kin will encourage older members to behave more altruistically toward collateral kin 
A) kin will be classified in reference to the peripheral individual 
B) kin relationships will be arrayed on a dimension of closeness 
C) cooperation between kin will be a function of their closeness and will be linked with genetic closeness 
D) younger members of extended kin will encourage older members to behave more altruistically toward collateral kin C

Question 2

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 A

Question 3

The grandmother hypothesis __________.

Accepted Answer

A) states that menopause evolved as a means of ceasing direct reproduction,to force women to invest in children and then grandchildren 
B) states that grandmothers should invest more than grandfathers because of greater certainty of genetic relatedness to their grandchildren 
C) has not been supported empirically 
D) has been empirically documented only in Western cultures 
A) states that menopause evolved as a means of ceasing direct reproduction,to force women to invest in children and then grandchildren 
B) states that grandmothers should invest more than grandfathers because of greater certainty of genetic relatedness to their grandchildren 
C) has not been supported empirically 
D) has been empirically documented only in Western cultures A

Question 4

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 5

Men who lose their wives are more likely than women who lose their husbands to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) use a previous spouse's resources to attract a new mate 
B) use resources on additional offspring rather than on mutual children 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b) 
A) use a previous spouse's resources to attract a new mate 
B) use resources on additional offspring rather than on mutual children 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b)

Question 6

Although rare,brothers do sometimes kill their brothers because that brother __________.

Accepted Answer

A) disgraced the family 
B) engaged in or solicited incestuous relations 
C) competed for the same woman 
D) refused to introduce him to female friends 
A) disgraced the family 
B) engaged in or solicited incestuous relations 
C) competed for the same woman 
D) refused to introduce him to female friends

Question 7

Individuals maintain greater vigilance over the mating relationships of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) their peers compared to their kin 
B) their distant kin compared to close kin 
C) their paternal kin compared to their maternal kin 
D) their female kin compared to male kin 
A) their peers compared to their kin 
B) their distant kin compared to close kin 
C) their paternal kin compared to their maternal kin 
D) their female kin compared to male kin

Question 8

Altruism toward cousins should fall into which of the following patterns,according to inclusive fitness theory?

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 9

Of the three hypotheses that Sherman offered to explain calling in ground squirrels,the ______________ received the most empirical support.

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 10

Hamilton's rule specifies __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the conditions under which mechanisms favoring altruism can evolve 
B) the conditions under which mechanisms favoring altruism cannot evolve 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b) 
A) the conditions under which mechanisms favoring altruism can evolve 
B) the conditions under which mechanisms favoring altruism cannot evolve 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b)

Question 11

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 12

Paternal grandfathers face _________ the chance of genetic relatedness being severed when compared to grandmothers.

Accepted Answer

A) half 
B) three-quarters 
C) double 
D) triple 
A) half 
B) three-quarters 
C) double 
D) triple

Question 13

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 14

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 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

An implication of inclusive fitness theory on familial relations is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) younger members of extended kin will encourage elder members to behave more altruistically toward collateral kin 
B) elder members of an extended kin family will encourage younger members to behave more altruistically toward collateral kin 
C) kinship terms will maintain special connotation and will not be co-opted into use by non-kin 
D) people somehow know exactly how genetically related they are to other individuals,even those they have just met 
A) younger members of extended kin will encourage elder members to behave more altruistically toward collateral kin 
B) elder members of an extended kin family will encourage younger members to behave more altruistically toward collateral kin 
C) kinship terms will maintain special connotation and will not be co-opted into use by non-kin 
D) people somehow know exactly how genetically related they are to other individuals,even those they have just met

Question 17

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 18

Sibling conflicts stem from __________.

Accepted Answer

A) birth order differences 
B) access to parental resources 
C) inclusive fitness theory 
D) the personality differences between siblings 
A) birth order differences 
B) access to parental resources 
C) inclusive fitness theory 
D) the personality differences between siblings

Question 19

Gaulin,McBurney and Brakeman-Wartell found that ___________ invest more than ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) uncles;aunts 
B) maternal aunts and uncles;paternal aunts and uncles 
C) paternal aunts and uncles;maternal aunts and uncles 
D) aunts and uncles;siblings 
A) uncles;aunts 
B) maternal aunts and uncles;paternal aunts and uncles 
C) paternal aunts and uncles;maternal aunts and uncles 
D) aunts and uncles;siblings

Question 20

Why would it be adaptive to be able to detect kinship between people you are not related to?

Accepted Answer

A) to detect which individuals will ally together based on kinship 
B) to determine whether an individual is exploitable due to lack of nearby kin 
C) to determine whether an individual is protected by kin 
D) all of the above 
A) to detect which individuals will ally together based on kinship 
B) to determine whether an individual is exploitable due to lack of nearby kin 
C) to determine whether an individual is protected by kin 
D) all of the above

Daly,Salmon,and Wilson state that in all societies __________.

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

The grandmother hypothesis __________.

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

Men who lose their wives are more likely than women who lose their husbands to __________.

Although rare,brothers do sometimes kill their brothers because that brother __________.

Individuals maintain greater vigilance over the mating relationships of __________.

Altruism toward cousins should fall into which of the following patterns,according to inclusive fitness theory?

Of the three hypotheses that Sherman offered to explain calling in ground squirrels,the ______________ received the most empirical support.

Hamilton's rule specifies __________.

Hamilton's rule states that __________.

Paternal grandfathers face _________ the chance of genetic relatedness being severed when compared to grandmothers.

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

Essock-Vitale and McGuire found that __________.

The absent father hypothesis __________.

An implication of inclusive fitness theory on familial relations is that __________.

Bossong found that men were __________.

Sibling conflicts stem from __________.

Gaulin,McBurney and Brakeman-Wartell found that _ invest more than _.

Why would it be adaptive to be able to detect kinship between people you are not related to?

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 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

Daly,Salmon,and Wilson state that in all societies __________.

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

The grandmother hypothesis __________.

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

Men who lose their wives are more likely than women who lose their husbands to __________.

Although rare,brothers do sometimes kill their brothers because that brother __________.

Individuals maintain greater vigilance over the mating relationships of __________.

Altruism toward cousins should fall into which of the following patterns,according to inclusive fitness theory?

Of the three hypotheses that Sherman offered to explain calling in ground squirrels,the ______________ received the most empirical support.

Hamilton's rule specifies __________.

Hamilton's rule states that __________.

Paternal grandfathers face _________ the chance of genetic relatedness being severed when compared to grandmothers.

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

Essock-Vitale and McGuire found that __________.

The absent father hypothesis __________.

An implication of inclusive fitness theory on familial relations is that __________.

Bossong found that men were __________.

Sibling conflicts stem from __________.

Gaulin,McBurney and Brakeman-Wartell found that ___________ invest more than ___________.

Why would it be adaptive to be able to detect kinship between people you are not related to?

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 Parenting

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

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

Gaulin,McBurney and Brakeman-Wartell found that _ invest more than _.