Chapter 4: STUDY GUIDE

Many men watching this scenario will perceive the woman's friendliness as sexual interest.

According to evolutionary psychology there are clear differences between male and female behaviors related to reproduction. Imagine a study in which an attractive woman approaches a man in a bar and starts casual conversation with him. What will observers of this interaction think?

personality traits

Adoptive parents are least likely to influence the __________of their adopted children.

depression and anxiety

Compared to women, men are less vulnerable to:

brain cells normally devoted to vision died or were diverted to other uses

Even if the musician Stevie Wonder had his vision restored by a miracle surgery, he probably would not get his eyesight back because:

mutation

Luther was born with one kidney. This variation is an inherited trait due to:

collectivist

Workers at the Ito motor plant are willing to work long hours and put the company's success ahead of their own as they are from a ___________ culture.

gene; Y

A single ____________ on the _______________ chromosome plays a crucial role in the prenatal development of the testes.

collectivism

Defining one's identity in terms of one's extended family or work group is most closely associated with:

collectivism

Displays of self-effacing humility are most characteristic of those who value:

spend less time alone and buy more greeting cards than men

Studies show that females:

People who grow up together, biologically related or not, do not resemble one another in personality.

What is the stunning finding from studies of hundreds of adoptive families?

the brain's development does not end with childhood

Whether learning to play the keyboard or skateboard, humans perform with increasing skill as their brain incorporates the learning. This shows that:

she will be somewhat impulsive and conflict-prone

Your 3-year-old niece has just started in preschool and her teachers are reporting that she is extremely emotionally reactive and impulsive. What do you think she will be like as a young adult?

evolutionary psychology

Your sister has an independent study proposal due next week, and she has asked you for help deciding on a topic. She is interested in studying what makes humans so similar to each other. On which of the following subfields of psychology would you recommend she focus?