Evolutionary Theory of Personality Quiz

What are the three distinct outcomes of the evolutionary process according to the Evolutionary Theory of Personality?

• Adaptations, By products, Noise

• Adaptations, Mutations, Noise

• Mutations, By products, Noise

• Adaptations, By products, Mutations

What is the Fundamental attribution error in the context of the Evolutionary Theory of Personality?

• Tendency to overestimate the influence of internal factors and underestimate the influence of situational factors

• Tendency to attribute behavior to the influence of both internal and situational factors

• Tendency to ignore situational and environmental forces when explaining the behavior of other people and instead focus on internal disposition

• Tendency to assume that the environment alone can produce behavior void of a stable internal mechanism

What are the two classes of mechanisms that operate according to principles in different adaptive domains according to the Evolutionary Theory of Personality?

• Psychological mechanisms, Cognitive mechanisms

• Cognitive mechanisms, Emotional mechanisms

• Physical mechanisms, Emotional mechanisms

• Physical mechanisms, Psychological mechanisms

Which of the following is NOT a category of psychological mechanisms relevant to personality according to the Evolutionary Theory of Personality?

• Cognitive abilities

• Personality traits

• Emotion

• Goals/drives/motives

What are the major sources of individual differences according to the Evolutionary Theory of Personality?

• Environmental sources, Heritable/genetic sources, Adaptive sources, Non-maladaptive sources

• Environmental sources, Heritable/genetic sources, Adaptive sources, Maladaptive sources

• Environmental sources, Heritable/genetic sources, Non-adaptive sources, Maladaptive sources

• Environmental sources, Non-heritable/genetic sources, Adaptive sources, Maladaptive sources

Who is the author of the book 'Theories of Personality' which is referenced in the Evolutionary Theory of Personality?

• John Feist

• George Feist

• John Feist, George Feist, Thomas Roberts

• Thomas Roberts

What is the birthplace of David Buss, the personality psychologist associated with the Evolutionary Theory of Personality?

• New York

• Indianapolis, Indiana

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

In which year was Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' published?

• 1873

• 1859

• 1845

• 1865