1.1: Evolutionary Psychology Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the significance of studying evolutionary psychology?

• It helps us understand how human behavior has been shaped by natural selection.

• It focuses only on genetic disorders.

• It ignores the role of environment in shaping behavior.

• It is only concerned with animal behavior.

Open Ended

Why are women pickier than men when selecting their partners?

Open Ended

Why do infants start fearing strangers around the time they start walking?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the main goal of evolutionary psychology?

• To study only genetic differences between humans

• To explain human behavior by considering adaptive challenges faced by ancestors

• To focus on recent inventions and their effects on behavior

• To compare humans with other animals only

Multiple Choice

According to evolutionary psychology, which of the following is a reason why people fear spiders more than guns?

• Spiders are more dangerous than guns today

• Spiders posed a significant threat throughout evolutionary history

• Guns are more common in modern society

• Spiders are larger than guns

Drag and Drop

The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring is called ​

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heredity

dominant

recessive

traits

Hereditary

Multiple Select

Which of the following are key ideas associated with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and its influence on evolutionary psychology?

• Natural selection explains why helpful traits become more common over generations

• Evolutionary psychology uses Darwin's ideas to understand human behaviors that helped ancestors survive

• Darwin believed all traits are harmful

• Evolutionary psychology ignores cooperation and aggression

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main focus of evolutionary psychology?

• Studying the unique behaviors of individuals

• Exploring the origins of common human traits and behaviors using natural selection

• Analyzing cultural differences between societies

• Examining the impact of technology on human behavior

Open Ended

How do the questions faced by our ancestors relate to the traits and behaviors studied in evolutionary psychology?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of how inherited tendencies can clash with modern lifestyles, according to the lesson?

• Preference for sweets and fats

• Stress response to immediate dangers

• Easy access to junk food

• All of the above

Open Ended

How has learning about evolutionary psychology changed your perspective on the interaction between heredity and environment?

Open Ended

Why do more people have phobias of spiders than guns?