Question 1

The theory that humans-especially men-have evolved specific psychological mechanisms that predispose them to kill under certain circumstances is called:

Accepted Answer

A) homicide adaptation theory 
B) slip-up hypothesis 
C) autonomous aggression hypothesis 
D) Kenrick-Sheets hypothesis 
A) homicide adaptation theory 
B) slip-up hypothesis 
C) autonomous aggression hypothesis 
D) Kenrick-Sheets hypothesis A

Question 2

Within the Yanomamö,men are distinguished as either unokais or non-unokais .In their early twenties,unokais already had ___ times more ______ than non-unokais.

Accepted Answer

A) four;surplus meat 
B) two;surplus meat 
C) four;wives 
D) two;wives 
A) four;surplus meat 
B) two;surplus meat 
C) four;wives 
D) two;wives C

Question 3

A key function of verbal and physical aggression is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) boost one's self-esteem 
B) signal one's physical prowess to a mate 
C) increase status across contexts 
D) inflict costs on same-sex rivals 
A) boost one's self-esteem 
B) signal one's physical prowess to a mate 
C) increase status across contexts 
D) inflict costs on same-sex rivals D

Question 4

Women often cite ___________ as a key cause or precipitating context of spousal abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) male sexual jealousy 
B) men "saving face" 
C) alcohol consumption 
D) loss of status 
A) male sexual jealousy 
B) men "saving face" 
C) alcohol consumption 
D) loss of status

Question 5

Homicide data reveal that men who are _________ and ___________ are most likely to commit homicide.

Accepted Answer

A) poor;married 
B) rich;unmarried 
C) poor;unmarried 
D) rich;married 
A) poor;married 
B) rich;unmarried 
C) poor;unmarried 
D) rich;married

Question 6

Men's tendency to derogate out-group members as sub-human or animalistic likely functions to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) decrease the probability of inter-breeding with out-group women 
B) help convince in-group women to support warfare efforts 
C) devalue out-group goods during intergroup social exchange 
D) lower inhibitions to kill out-group members 
A) decrease the probability of inter-breeding with out-group women 
B) help convince in-group women to support warfare efforts 
C) devalue out-group goods during intergroup social exchange 
D) lower inhibitions to kill out-group members

Question 7

Duntley conducted a survey in which men and women were asked to rate how likely they would be to kill an intrasexual rival in various situations if the crime would never be discovered.Which of the following represents the condition in which women indicated a higher likelihood of killing the rival than men?

Accepted Answer

A) The rival had sex with your mate. 
B) The rival was attractive. 
C) The rival beat you up. 
D) The rival humiliated you. 
A) The rival had sex with your mate. 
B) The rival was attractive. 
C) The rival beat you up. 
D) The rival humiliated you.

Question 8

Throughout recorded human history,warfare has been used to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) co-opt land possessed by others 
B) acquire reproductively relevant resources 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b) 
A) co-opt land possessed by others 
B) acquire reproductively relevant resources 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b)

Question 9

The majority of victims of male perpetrated crimes are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) high-status men 
B) reproductive-aged women 
C) post-reproductive-aged women 
D) other men 
A) high-status men 
B) reproductive-aged women 
C) post-reproductive-aged women 
D) other men

Question 10

Figueredo found that women with ___________ experienced lower levels of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) lower densities of kin;aggression towards their children 
B) higher mate value;aggression towards their children 
C) higher densities of kin;domestic violence 
D) low mate value;domestic violence 
A) lower densities of kin;aggression towards their children 
B) higher mate value;aggression towards their children 
C) higher densities of kin;domestic violence 
D) low mate value;domestic violence

Question 11

Victims of female-perpetrated aggression are typically _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) high-status women 
B) reproductive-aged men 
C) post-reproductive-aged men 
D) other women 
A) high-status women 
B) reproductive-aged men 
C) post-reproductive-aged men 
D) other women

Question 12

Which of the following individuals should be MOST anger-prone,according to the recalibration theory of anger?

Accepted Answer

A) an elderly woman 
B) a low-status man 
C) a short,weak man 
D) a young,beautiful woman 
A) an elderly woman 
B) a low-status man 
C) a short,weak man 
D) a young,beautiful woman

Question 13

Men in their _________ are most likely to be the victim of a homicide;they are ____ times more likely than women to become homicide victims at this age.

Accepted Answer

A) teens;two 
B) teens;six 
C) mid-twenties;two 
D) mid-twenties;six 
A) teens;two 
B) teens;six 
C) mid-twenties;two 
D) mid-twenties;six

Question 14

Aggression appears designed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) manipulate the resources of intersexual rivals 
B) prevent the loss of status and honor that might otherwise results from being victimized 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b) 
A) manipulate the resources of intersexual rivals 
B) prevent the loss of status and honor that might otherwise results from being victimized 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b)

Question 15

In traditional cultures,men's mortality rate due to warfare and homicide is quite high,sometimes even as high as 36 percent.This implies that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) there was likely recurrently high selective pressure on men to evolve anti-homicide mechanisms 
B) men with aggressive tendencies would rarely reproduce 
C) children exposed to this contingency between men's aggression and early death would exhibit less aggression in adulthood 
D) the heritability of aggressive traits is low 
A) there was likely recurrently high selective pressure on men to evolve anti-homicide mechanisms 
B) men with aggressive tendencies would rarely reproduce 
C) children exposed to this contingency between men's aggression and early death would exhibit less aggression in adulthood 
D) the heritability of aggressive traits is low

Question 16

Nisbett pointed out that failure to aggress when aggressed against in "cultures of honor" can result in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) loss of status 
B) increase in status 
C) banishment by other group members 
D) greater rates of sexual abuse 
A) loss of status 
B) increase in status 
C) banishment by other group members 
D) greater rates of sexual abuse

Question 17

____________ report a greater number of sexual partners over a thirty-day period than do ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Yanomamö;!Kung 
B) Non-unokais;unokais 
C) Male gang members;non-gang-member peers 
D) Women;men 
A) Yanomamö;!Kung 
B) Non-unokais;unokais 
C) Male gang members;non-gang-member peers 
D) Women;men

Question 18

Mechanisms producing aggression should lie dormant unless ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) access to reproductive age women is greater 
B) one lives in a culture that condones violence 
C) contexts that trigger aggression are encountered 
D) the individual has learned to associate aggression with acquired resources 
A) access to reproductive age women is greater 
B) one lives in a culture that condones violence 
C) contexts that trigger aggression are encountered 
D) the individual has learned to associate aggression with acquired resources

Question 19

Aggression perpetrated by women is often all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) less florid 
B) premeditated 
C) less violent 
D) less risky 
A) less florid 
B) premeditated 
C) less violent 
D) less risky

Question 20

Sell and colleagues have documented men's ability to accurately estimate __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a man's lower-body strength from facial photographs 
B) a man's upper-body strength from facial photographs 
C) a woman's lower-body strength from facial photographs 
D) a woman's upper-body strength from facial photographs 
A) a man's lower-body strength from facial photographs 
B) a man's upper-body strength from facial photographs 
C) a woman's lower-body strength from facial photographs 
D) a woman's upper-body strength from facial photographs

The theory that humans-especially men-have evolved specific psychological mechanisms that predispose them to kill under certain circumstances is called:

Within the Yanomamö,men are distinguished as either unokais or non-unokais .In their early twenties,unokais already had _ times more ____ than non-unokais.

A key function of verbal and physical aggression is to __________.

Women often cite ___________ as a key cause or precipitating context of spousal abuse.

Homicide data reveal that men who are _ and ___ are most likely to commit homicide.

Men's tendency to derogate out-group members as sub-human or animalistic likely functions to __________.

Throughout recorded human history,warfare has been used to __________.

The majority of victims of male perpetrated crimes are __________.

Figueredo found that women with _ experienced lower levels of __.

Victims of female-perpetrated aggression are typically _____________.

Which of the following individuals should be MOST anger-prone,according to the recalibration theory of anger?

Men in their _____ are most likely to be the victim of a homicide;they are times more likely than women to become homicide victims at this age.

Aggression appears designed to __________.

In traditional cultures,men's mortality rate due to warfare and homicide is quite high,sometimes even as high as 36 percent.This implies that __________.

Nisbett pointed out that failure to aggress when aggressed against in "cultures of honor" can result in __________.

report a greater number of sexual partners over a thirty-day period than do .

Mechanisms producing aggression should lie dormant unless ____________.

Aggression perpetrated by women is often all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Sell and colleagues have documented men's ability to accurately estimate __________.

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

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

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Exam 10: Aggression and Warfare

The theory that humans-especially men-have evolved specific psychological mechanisms that predispose them to kill under certain circumstances is called:

Within the Yanomamö,men are distinguished as either unokais or non-unokais .In their early twenties,unokais already had ___ times more ______ than non-unokais.

A key function of verbal and physical aggression is to __________.

Women often cite ___________ as a key cause or precipitating context of spousal abuse.

Homicide data reveal that men who are _________ and ___________ are most likely to commit homicide.

Men's tendency to derogate out-group members as sub-human or animalistic likely functions to __________.

Throughout recorded human history,warfare has been used to __________.

The majority of victims of male perpetrated crimes are __________.

Figueredo found that women with ___________ experienced lower levels of ____________.

Victims of female-perpetrated aggression are typically _____________.

Which of the following individuals should be MOST anger-prone,according to the recalibration theory of anger?

Men in their _________ are most likely to be the victim of a homicide;they are ____ times more likely than women to become homicide victims at this age.

Aggression appears designed to __________.

In traditional cultures,men's mortality rate due to warfare and homicide is quite high,sometimes even as high as 36 percent.This implies that __________.

Nisbett pointed out that failure to aggress when aggressed against in "cultures of honor" can result in __________.

____________ report a greater number of sexual partners over a thirty-day period than do ____________.

Mechanisms producing aggression should lie dormant unless ____________.

Aggression perpetrated by women is often all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Sell and colleagues have documented men's ability to accurately estimate __________.

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

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

Within the Yanomamö,men are distinguished as either unokais or non-unokais .In their early twenties,unokais already had _ times more ____ than non-unokais.

Homicide data reveal that men who are _ and ___ are most likely to commit homicide.

Figueredo found that women with _ experienced lower levels of __.

Men in their _____ are most likely to be the victim of a homicide;they are times more likely than women to become homicide victims at this age.

report a greater number of sexual partners over a thirty-day period than do .