What is Evolutionary Psychology

b

If the male sex was the one that got pregnant then they still would not have paternal certainty.

a) True

b) False

b

The Standard Social Science Model has four tenets. One of these tenets or principles is that human nature or the human mind is "tabula rasa". This means that the mind is ....

a. hard-wired and preprogrammed with a great number of instincts.

b. a blank slate with very few if any instincts

c. waiting for environmental stimulation to awaken preprogrammed instincts

d. is much like any other animals and provides us at birth with our human nature

b

The Standard Social Science Model consists of four principles or tenets. Which of the following IS NOT part of this model?

a. Humans are except from biology

b. Evolution stopped around 10 000 years ago for humans

c. Evolution stops at the neck

d. Human behaviour is a product almost entirely of environment and socialization.

d

The phrase, "human nature" for an evolutionary psychologist refers to ...

a. a series of fixed action patterns that humans display when corrected stimulated

b. a collection of components called evolved psychological action patterns

c. a collection of instincts that we share with other primates like the Bonobos

d. a collection of components called psychological adaptations

a

What percentage of the female population in the U.S.A. are cuckolded?

a. 0%

b. 13 - 20 %

c. 9 - 17%

d. 20%

d

Which of the following tenets of Evolutionary Psychology is incorrect?

a. People are animals

b. There is nothing special about the human brain

c. Human nature is innate

d. Human behaviour is the product of both innate human nature and genetics

b

Men and women display jealousy in romantic relationships. Research has shown however that males and females become jealous for slightly different reasons. What is the difference between the sexes when it comes to jealousy?

a. Females tend to be jealous of younger women whereas age does not matter to males.

b. Men become jealous when they suspect sexual infidelity whereas females become jealous when they suspect that their mate is emotionally involved with another

c. Men become more jealous as they age whereas women become less jealous as they approach menopause.

d. Females get more jealous as they near the point of ovulation whereas males display a constant level of jealousy.