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1. Some species are better adapted to their
environment in a way that helps them survive and reproduce, while other species
do not adapt well and die. This process is called
A. canalization.
B. sociobiology.
C. natural selection.
D. genetic inheritance.
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principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Natural Selection
2. Natural selection favors individuals of a
species that are best able to _____ and _____.
A. survive; reproduce
B. find food; hide
C. survive change; adapt
D. change; adapt
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principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Natural Selection
3. Evolutionary psychology holds that
A. natural selection does not ring true for
personality characteristics.
B. natural selection favors certain behaviors that
increase reproductive success.
C. biological evolution explains why humans live
well beyond child-bearing years.
D. only physical development is stage-like in
process.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Psychology
4. Natural selection operates primarily on
characteristics that are tied to
A. group social interaction.
B. psychological wellness.
C. reproductive fitness.
D. developmental plasticity.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Natural Selection
5. Which of the following statements describes
the main idea of David Buss' theory?
A. It is not useful to compare human social
behavior with social behavior in other species.
B. Evolutionary processes can influence behavior as well
as physical features.
C. Behavior is determined by the environmental
consequences it brings about.
D. Development proceeds in a series of stages.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Psychology
6. Which of the following explanations do
developmental evolutionary psychologists favor for an extended childhood period
in human development?
A. During this time, a human's immune system
reaches its full potential.
B. A long childhood period is a "left
over" adaptation from the time when the human life span was considerably
shorter than it is today.
C. Rebellion against authority is a necessary
step in the evolutionary development of independent behavior.
D. During this time, humans develop a large brain and
gain experience required to master the complexities of human society.
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principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Psychology
7. Which of the following statements is NOT an
idea held by evolutionary developmental psychologists?
A. Evolved characteristics are not always
adaptive in contemporary society.
B. Some evolved characteristics could be the
cause of problems in contemporary society.
C. All evolved mechanisms are adaptive in contemporary
society.
D. An extended childhood period may be the
result of evolution.
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principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
8. Baltes holds that natural selection operates
A. primarily during the first half of life.
B. primarily during late adulthood.
C. through the end of the adolescent period.
D. through the end of late childhood.
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principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolution and Life-Span Development
9. According to Baltes, older adults have an
increased
A. generativity.
B. need for culture-based resources.
C. benefits of evolutionary selection.
D. developmental plasticity.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolution and Life-Span Development
10. A bidirectional view of evolutionism
suggests that
A. social behavior is a product of evolved
biology.
B. evolved biology is a product of social
behavior.
C. environmental and biological conditions influence
each other.
D. evolution dictates social behavior.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the evolutionary
perspective on life-span development.
Topic: Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
11. Which of the following is a
double-helix-shaped molecule that contains genetic information?
A. chromosome
B. genotype
C. DNA
D. gene
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principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Genes
12. Approximately how many genes does a typical
human have according to the latest research?
A. more than 100,000
B. 50,000–75,000
C. 35,000–40,000
D. around 20,000
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Genes
13. What did researchers working on the Human
Genome project accomplish?
A. They estimated how many genes humans have.
B. They determined that many genes are
collaborative.
C. They found that the number of human proteins
is higher than the number of human genes.
D. All of these answers are correct.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Genes
14. In his book The Dependent Gene, David
Moore reports that
A. genes are collaborative.
B. genes act independently.
C. genes have a one-to-one correspondence with
proteins.
D. the expression of genes is not affected by
environmental conditions.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Genes
15. Which of the following statements BEST
explains the nature of genetic expression?
A. A single gene is the source of a single
protein's genetic information.
B. Events outside of a cell cannot excite or
inhibit genetic expression.
C. Only internal events inside a cell can
influence genetic expression.
D. The activity of genes is affected by the internal and
external factors.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Genes
16. Which of the following has 23 unpaired
chromosomes?
A. zygotes
B. the sperm and egg
C. mitosis
D. chromosome
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Genes
17. In a human body, all cells except the sperm
and egg reproduce by a process called
A. meiosis.
B. mitosis.
C. fertilization.
D. zygote.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Mitosis
18. _____ is a specialized form of cell division
that occurs to form eggs and sperm.
A. Meiosis
B. Mitosis
C. Reproduction
D. Fertilization
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Meiosis
19. How many chromosomes does an egg or a sperm
have?
A. 46
B. 24
C. 23
D. 48
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Genes
20. Fertilization results in the formation of
a(n)
A. egg.
B. zygote.
C. gamete.
D. sperm.
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APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts,
principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of
psychology's content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Describe what genes are and
how they influence human development.
Topic: Fertilization
