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The evolutionary process by which nature selects traits that best enable organisms to survive is |
| | A) | evolutionary psychology. |
| | B) | natural selection. |
| | C) | natural evolution. |
| | D) | behavior evolution. |
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The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next is |
| | A) | culture. |
| | B) | lifestyle. |
| | C) | nationhood. |
| | D) | ethnicity. |
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According to the text, norms are |
| | A) | a set of roles. |
| | B) | models of social behavior. |
| | C) | prescriptions for proper behavior. |
| | D) | laws governing social behavior. |
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The study of the evolution of behavior using the principles of natural selection is |
| | A) | evolutionary psychology. |
| | B) | behavioral genetics. |
| | C) | genetic psychology. |
| | D) | behavioral psychology. |
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Which prefers more personal space? |
| | A) | women more than men |
| | B) | cultures farther than nearer the equator |
| | C) | adults more than children |
| | D) | Latin Americans more than North Americans |
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Advances in intimacy are usually suggested by |
| | A) | men. |
| | B) | the higher-status person. |
| | C) | women. |
| | D) | lower-status person. |
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Of the following, which one demonstrates that role-playing can be constructive? |
| | A) | role reversal |
| | B) | social roles |
| | C) | cultural norms |
| | D) | gender norm |
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The characteristics, whether biologically or socially influenced, by which people define male and female is |
| | A) | gender norm. |
| | B) | gender role. |
| | C) | gender assignment. |
| | D) | gender. |
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According to the text, men talk |
| | A) | more to share lives. |
| | B) | more to give help. |
| | C) | more to show support. |
| | D) | more to give information. |
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The vicarious experience of another's feelings is |
| | A) | coevolution. |
| | B) | empathy. |
| | C) | androgynous roles. |
| | D) | cultural effect. |
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The world around, people rate men as more |
| | A) | dependent. |
| | B) | affectionate. |
| | C) | driven. |
| | D) | emotional. |
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Across the globe, men are how many times more likely to murder men than women murder women? |
| | A) | 5 |
| | B) | 20 |
| | C) | 10 |
| | D) | 25 |
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A set of behavior expectations for males and females is a |
| | A) | gender role. |
| | B) | gender assignment. |
| | C) | gender bias. |
| | D) | gender empathy. |
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According to the text, gender difference does not exist in |
| | A) | vocabulary. |
| | B) | sexual initiative. |
| | C) | murder rate. |
| | D) | conversation style. |
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According to the text, men and women differ on their desire for |
| | A) | kindness. |
| | B) | younger partners. |
| | C) | love. |
| | D) | mutual attraction. |
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A criticism of evolutionary psychology is that it is characterized by |
| | A) | social behaviorism. |
| | B) | communitarianism. |
| | C) | hindsight bias. |
| | D) | role diffusion. |
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Differing gender roles across place and time illustrate |
| | A) | culture. |
| | B) | gender assignment. |
| | C) | coevolution. |
| | D) | behavioral genetics. |
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According to the text, about 50 percent of individual variations in personality traits are explained by |
| | A) | environmental influences. |
| | B) | parental influences. |
| | C) | genetic influences. |
| | D) | peer influences. |
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According to the text, you are more likely to smoke if |
| | A) | your parents smoke. |
| | B) | your brother smokes. |
| | C) | your sister smokes. |
| | D) | your friends smoke. |
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