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The adaptive change in frequency of specific genes over generations is |
| | A) | natural selection. |
| | B) | species heredity. |
| | C) | ethology. |
| | D) | differential reproduction. |
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If outgoing and friendly people reproduce more than socially withdrawn and unfriendly people, we should see more outgoing and friendly people in future generations. This illustrates |
| | A) | variation. |
| | B) | natural selection. |
| | C) | heredity of the species. |
| | D) | ontogeny. |
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With regards to personal space, which of the following is correct? |
| | A) | Children maintain more distance than do adults. |
| | B) | Women keep more distance from one another than do men. |
| | C) | Cultures near the equator prefer more space than do cultures further from the equator. |
| | D) | North Americans prefer more space than do Latin Americans. |
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Miles Patterson and Yuichi Iizuka (2006) found that: |
| | A) | American pedestrians were much more likely than Japanese pedestrians to smile at, nod to, or greet a confederate who walked by them. |
| | B) | Japanese pedestrians were much more likely than American pedestrians to smile at, nod to, or greet a confederate who walked by them. |
| | C) | American and Japanese pedestrians were equally likely to smile at, nod to, or greet a confederate who walked by them. |
| | D) | American and Japanese pedestrians were more likely to smile at, nod to, or greet a male confederate than a female confederate who walked by them. |
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Males are likely to take jobs that _______________, while women are more likely to take jobs that _______________ |
| | A) | have strict norms; have loose norm expectations. |
| | B) | enhance inequalities; reduce inequalities. |
| | C) | make less money; make more money. |
| | D) | reduce inequality; enhance inequality. |
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Male aggression and dominance has been enhanced due to |
| | A) | ethology. |
| | B) | heredity. |
| | C) | species heredity. |
| | D) | natural selection. |
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As they age, women become more |
| | A) | aggressive. |
| | B) | passive. |
| | C) | agile. |
| | D) | assertive. |
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According to the Harris Poll (2005), what percentage of adults believes that "human beings developed from earlier species." |
| | A) | 8% |
| | B) | 18% |
| | C) | 38% |
| | D) | 68% |
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Young immigrant children often prefer the language and norms of their new peer culture. This is because |
| | A) | the parents make them speak the language. |
| | B) | they want to pretend they're not immigrants. |
| | C) | peer groups have more influence in transmitting culture. |
| | D) | the norm demands it. |
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An interaction is said to occur when |
| | A) | two streets meet. |
| | B) | the effect of one factor causes another. |
| | C) | when two attitudes meet. |
| | D) | the effect of one factor depends upon another. |
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In egalitarian societies, |
| | A) | males do less than in non-egalitarian societies. |
| | B) | evolutionary demands on mating preferences are less. |
| | C) | women do less than men. |
| | D) | women are the authoritative figures. |
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The power of the situation is also called |
| | A) | personal control. |
| | B) | environmental control. |
| | C) | social control. |
| | D) | attribution. |
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The power of the person is called |
| | A) | attribution. |
| | B) | social control. |
| | C) | environmental control. |
| | D) | personal control. |
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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of females? |
| | A) | They are more sensitive to anxiety. |
| | B) | They are more sensitive to smells and sounds. |
| | C) | They are more likely to be depressed. |
| | D) | They are more likely to commit suicide. |
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The best known universal norm is the taboo against |
| | A) | interracial marriage. |
| | B) | homosexuality. |
| | C) | incest |
| | D) | necrophilia. |
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In the United States, males make up _______________ percent of prisoners. |
| | A) | 92 |
| | B) | 52 |
| | C) | 32 |
| | D) | 12 |
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The two dimensions of humans that people first attune to are |
| | A) | race and gender. |
| | B) | race and sexual orientation. |
| | C) | gender and sexual orientation. |
| | D) | height and race. |
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Compared with males, the average female |
| | A) | is more sensitive to smells and sounds. |
| | B) | is less vulnerable to anxiety disorders and depression. |
| | C) | has 70 percent less fat |
| | D) | None of these |
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Research has shown that across 185 countries, the scarcer available men, |
| | A) | the lower the teen pregnancy rate. |
| | B) | the higher the teen pregnancy rate. |
| | C) | the higher the market value of women's sexuality, |
| | D) | None of these |
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