Question 1

Evolutionary psychology and evolutionary theory of personality have its own scientific society called __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Human Behavior and Evolutionary Society
B)  Evolutionary Society of Frotteurers
C)  Society of Sociobiologists
D)  Personality and Genetics SocietyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Social psychologists use the term ______________ to describe our tendency to ignore situational and environmental forces when explaining the behavior of other people and instead focus on internal dispositions.

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution error
B)  functional dynamics
C)  fundamental situational error
D)  solutions or mechanismsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

People high in __________ are also driven and ambitious.

Accepted Answer

A)  surgency
B)  openness
C)  agreeableness
D)  conscientiousnessE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Evolutionary theory of personality argues that the theory rates quite highly ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  on internal consistency
B)  as a guide for practitioners
C)  on the criterion of parsimony
D)  on organizing known knowledgeE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Buss states that there are ______ specific main classes of mechanism.

Accepted Answer

A)  two
B)  three
C)  four
D)  fiveE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

starts with the assumption that motivation,emotion,and personality are adaptive in that they solve problems of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  survival and reproduction
B)  introversion and extroversion.
C)  psychoticism and neuroticism.
D)  narcissism and frotteurism.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

__________ mechanisms are physiological organs and systems that evolved to solve problems of survival

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychological
B)  Survival
C)  Physical
D)  AdaptiveE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The fifth adaptive personality system is the evolved strategy of ____________ involves one's propensity for innovation and ability to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  agreeableness
B)  conscientiousness
C)  openness
D)  emotional stabilityE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which one of the following is not one of the types of selection focused on by evolutionary theorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  artificial selection
B)  natural selection
C)  seminal selection
D)  sexual selectionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Buss and his colleague Heidi Greiling propose _______ distinct sources of individual differences

Accepted Answer

A)  four
B)  five
C)  three
D)  sevenE) None of the above
F) All of the above

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People high in __________ are also driven and ambitious.

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Buss and his colleague Heidi Greiling propose _______ distinct sources of individual differences

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Social psychologists use the term ______________ to describe our tendency to ignore situational and environmental forces when explaining the behavior of other people and instead focus on internal dispositions.

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Which one of the following is not one of the types of selection focused on by evolutionary theorists?

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The fifth adaptive personality system is the evolved strategy of ____________ involves one's propensity for innovation and ability to solve problems.

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__________ mechanisms are physiological organs and systems that evolved to solve problems of survival

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People high in __________ are also driven and ambitious.

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Buss and his colleague Heidi Greiling propose _______ distinct sources of individual differences

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Social psychologists use the term ______________ to describe our tendency to ignore situational and environmental forces when explaining the behavior of other people and instead focus on internal dispositions.

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Which one of the following is not one of the types of selection focused on by evolutionary theorists?

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Buss states that there are ______ specific main classes of mechanism.

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