Evolutionary Psychology and Personality

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What is the fundamental concept behind the 'lexical hypothesis' in relation to personality?

Personality is shaped by environmental factors

Personality is determined by genetics

Personality is expressed in language (correct)

Personality is expressed through physical characteristics

What is the main reason why phylogenetics is important for understanding personality?

It reveals the origins of all life on Earth

It helps to understand how personality evolved (correct)

It shows that humans are different from animals

It helps to identify the Big 5 personality traits

According to King and Figueredo's 1997 study, what did raters use to rate animal personalities?

43 adjectives on a 5-point scale

12 adjectives on a 4-point scale

43 adjectives on a 7-point scale (correct)

7 adjectives on a 3-point scale

What is the main limitation of directly applying human behaviors to chimpanzees when studying personality?

Human behaviors may not be equivalent to chimpanzee behaviors Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary question that arises when considering whether personality is unique to humans?

What selection pressures led to the evolution of personality? Signup and view all the answers

What is anthropomorphism in the context of animal behavior?

The tendency to attribute human characteristics to animals Signup and view all the answers

According to Uher and Aspendorph (2008), what was found when comparing the results of behavioral tests with adjective ratings of chimpanzees?

Positive correlations between the two were found Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of an animal species that shows consistent individual differences in exploration behavior and aggression?

Great tits Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'boldness axis' in sticklefish, according to Huntingford (1976)?

A measure of aggression towards conspecifics intruding on territory Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of honey bees that suggests they have personality traits?

They display individual differences in scouting behavior Signup and view all the answers

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What is the fundamental concept behind the 'lexical hypothesis' in relation to personality?

What is the main reason why phylogenetics is important for understanding personality?

According to King and Figueredo's 1997 study, what did raters use to rate animal personalities?

What is the main limitation of directly applying human behaviors to chimpanzees when studying personality?

What is the primary question that arises when considering whether personality is unique to humans?

What is anthropomorphism in the context of animal behavior?

According to Uher and Aspendorph (2008), what was found when comparing the results of behavioral tests with adjective ratings of chimpanzees?

What is an example of an animal species that shows consistent individual differences in exploration behavior and aggression?

What is the 'boldness axis' in sticklefish, according to Huntingford (1976)?

What is a characteristic of honey bees that suggests they have personality traits?

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