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Quiz: Evolutionary Psychology

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Social Studies

12th Grade

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Quiz: Evolutionary Psychology
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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The theory of evolution is based on all the following premises EXCEPT

The need to survive and reproduce

Survival of the fittest

Social interactions
Natural selection

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A __________ is a by-product of evolution, a trait that developed as a result of the evolution of some other characteristic.

spandrel

modularity

ad-hoc

genetic drift

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An example of lineation is ___________. The situation when a trait evolves to perform one function but later starts performing a different function.

exaptation

evolution

adaptation

genetic drift

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Moral disgust may be a faulty evolutionary response in the insular cortex of the brain.

True

False

True only in Bamboon

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

There is little difference in the expression of basic emotions across cultures.

True
False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Evolutionary psychology explanations of behavior are not very testable.

True
False

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