Question 1

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

Question 2

Selection will favor adaptations for helping kin in proportion to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) their past mate value 
B) their genetic relatedness 
C) how needy they are of financial aid 
D) how long it takes that help to translate into fitness benefits 
A) their past mate value 
B) their genetic relatedness 
C) how needy they are of financial aid 
D) how long it takes that help to translate into fitness benefits

Question 3

Based on certainty of relatedness to grandchildren,__________ should invest more than ___________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

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

Selection will favor adaptations for helping kin in proportion to ______________.

Based on certainty of relatedness to grandchildren, should invest more than _.

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

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

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

Selection will favor adaptations for helping kin in proportion to ______________.

Based on certainty of relatedness to grandchildren,__________ should invest more than ___________.

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

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

Based on certainty of relatedness to grandchildren, should invest more than _.