Question 1

Which of the following best describes the main focus of evolutionary psychology as developed in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

How human behavior and mental processes have been shaped by natural selection.

Question 2

According to the historical context provided, which field did NOT originally collaborate with evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

Economics

Question 3

John Garcia's research in the 1960s demonstrated that rats learn to avoid certain tastes after experiencing nausea. What concept does this best illustrate?

Accepted Answer

Biological preparedness

Question 4

Which of the following is a main research question in evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

How do and why did complex psychological traits and behaviors evolve through natural selection?

Question 5

Dr. Silver studies how emotions like guilt and shame motivate prosocial behaviors and contribute to mate selection. Based on this, what type of psychologist is Dr. Silver?

Accepted Answer

An evolutionary psychologist.

Question 6

Which founder is credited with establishing evolutionary psychology as a formal field and contributed to research on mating, attraction, and memory?

Accepted Answer

Leda Cosmides

Question 7

Evolutionary psychology re-emerged partly due to collaboration with which disciplines?

Accepted Answer

Anthropology, sociology, and biology

Question 8

A researcher is studying how jealousy may have evolved to protect mate selection and reproductive success. Which approach is the researcher using?

Accepted Answer

Evolutionary psychology

Question 9

Which statement best reflects the difference between functionalism and evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

Functionalism did not take evolution into account, while evolutionary psychology emphasizes the role of natural selection.

Question 10

If a psychologist is investigating why humans have a tendency to form social groups, which evolutionary concept is most relevant?

Accepted Answer

Natural selection

Question 11

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the application of evolutionary psychology to a real-world problem?

Accepted Answer

Investigating how fear of snakes may have evolved to protect humans from danger.

Question 12

Which equation best represents the concept of natural selection as it applies to evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

$ S = h^2 	imes s $

Question 13

A psychologist claims that certain phobias are more common because they were adaptive for survival in ancestral environments. This claim is most consistent with which theory?

Accepted Answer

Evolutionary psychology

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a major theme in evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

The unconscious mind as the primary driver of behavior

Question 15

If $ S = h^2 	imes s $ represents the response to selection, what does $ h^2 $ stand for in evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

Heritability of a trait

Question 16

Which founder's work involved systematic research on mating, attraction, and memory, helping to establish evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

Leda Cosmides and John Tooby

Question 17

A psychologist is interested in why humans experience guilt and how it may have evolved to promote social cooperation. Which research method would be most appropriate for this evolutionary question?

Accepted Answer

Comparative studies across species

Question 18

Which of the following best explains why evolutionary psychology became more prominent in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Collaboration with fields like anthropology, sociology, and biology led to renewed interest.

Question 19

Which scenario best demonstrates biological preparedness as described by John Garcia?

Accepted Answer

A child quickly learns to avoid a food that made them sick, even after just one exposure.

Question 20

Which of the following is a plausible misconception about evolutionary psychology?

Accepted Answer

It only studies animal behavior.

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