Exam 4

According to Buss, love is:

an irrational state of mind

There is no evidence of societies in which men prefer women who:

are in bad health and physically deteriorated

Why, according to Buss, should men engage in long-term monogamous relationships?

they can attract mates of higher quality

Suicide, in some cases, might be an extreme example of:

kin altruism

Helping those with whom we share genes is called:

kin selection or kin altruism

Which of the following is an example of competitor derogation?

suggesting that a competitor is sexually promiscuous

Which competitor derogation tactic might a man use when seeking a long-term mate?

suggesting that the rival is a weakling

Evolutionary psychologists disagree with sociobiologists concerning:

the "master motive" to perpetuate genes

The Coolidge Effect refers to:

the elimination of post-ejaculatory refractory period for males if a novel partner is introduced

Among women, who shows the greatest preference for men with resources and prestige?

wealthy, prestigious women

Because fewer women than men will engage in short-term mating strategies:

women can be more selective than men

According to Trivers' (1972) theory of parental investment:

women should be more selective than men when seeking mates

The intense fear of strangers is called

xenophobia

Daly's research has shown that children living with at least one stepparent are ________ times more likely to be fatally abused than children living with their biological parents.

50-100

Why should women be even more selective when seeking short-term mates?

There are likely to be fewer women than men seeking short-term mates.

Which of the following seems to be true of women seeking short-term mates?

They are more interested in quality than quantity.

Which of the following is true about extreme phobias?

They include fears of evolutionarily significant stimuli.

A strategy is:

a multifaceted solution to an adaptive problem

Starvation due to anorexia nervosa is:

a possible example of context failure

According to Buss, jealousy can be considered:

a potential strategy for preserving long-term mated relationships

Effective polygyny:

all of the above

Starvation due to anorexia nervosa (AN) is paradoxical because:

all of the above

Which of the following is (are) true about homicide?

all of the above

"Behavior that risks our resources, including our own physical safety, to benefit others" is called:

altrusim

As an evolutionary psychologist, Buss views love as:

an evolutionary strategy to maintain the benefits of long-term mating

Sexual strategies theory suggests that men and women:

both B and C, but not A

Men tend to deceive women about:

commitment

Context failure results in behavior that:

is socially inappropriate, dangerous, or self-destructive

Women tend to experience more jealousy if they believe their partners are:

devoting resources to other women

In studies of jealousy in different cultures, we find that:

different events induce jealousy in men as compared to women

Which model of personality assumes that human nature is "formless, shapeless, and vague"?

empirical theory

Most people who have extreme snake phobias:

have never been attacked or bitten by snakes

Men seeking short-term mates are more likely to engage in:

immediate displays of wealth and resources

From an evolutionary psychological perspective, women should not favor men who:

impose costs

The most prevalent phobias:

include fears of evolutionarily significant stimuli or events

A woman with a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 1.00:

is less desirable than a woman with a WHR of .80

According to an evolutionary model, females are often:

more biologically valuable than males

According to an evolutionary model, females should be:

more discriminating than males when selecting a mate

Strategic interference refers to the occasion when:

one person is seeking a long-term relationship while the other is seeking a short-term arrangement

According to Buss, the "sociobiological fallacy" is the claim that:

our "master motive" is perpetuation of our genes

According to the empirical /social science model of human nature:

personality is the result of our experiences

Buss, Cosmides, and Tooby agree that our adaptations are:

problem specific

Extending our resources to those to whom we are not biologically related, including strangers, is called:

reciprocal altruism

After important basic criteria are met, women value ________ in potential mates more than do men:

resources and the ability to attain them

If a woman deceives a man, the deception tends to be about:

sexual availability

The current "circuits" that our brain possesses (or can possess):

solved adaptive problems for our ancestors

In Darwin's theory of evolution, an adaptation is:

successful adjustment to environmental demands