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What are the four key questions that evolutionary psychology focuses on?
What are the four key questions that evolutionary psychology focuses on?
- How the human mind evolved, what are its mechanisms, how it functions, and how it adapts to the environment
- How do humans adapt to the environment, what are the mechanisms of the human mind, how do they function, and what are their purposes
- What are the causes of species change, how did the human mind evolve, what are its components, and what are their functions
- Why is the mind designed the way it is, how is it designed, what are its functions, and how does the environment interact with it (correct)
Who believed in the inheritance of acquired characteristics as a cause of species change?
Who believed in the inheritance of acquired characteristics as a cause of species change?
- Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédérick Dagobert Cuvier
- George Washington
- Jean Baptiste Lamarck (correct)
- Charles Darwin
What is the name of the theory proposed by Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédérick Dagobert Cuvier?
What is the name of the theory proposed by Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédérick Dagobert Cuvier?
- Darwinism
- Lamarckism
- Catastrophism (correct)
- Gradationism
According to Charles Darwin, what will be the foundation of psychology in the distant future?
According to Charles Darwin, what will be the foundation of psychology in the distant future?
What is the focus of evolutionary psychology?
What is the focus of evolutionary psychology?
Who is the author of the sentence 'In the distant future I see open fields for more important researches.'?
Who is the author of the sentence 'In the distant future I see open fields for more important researches.'?
What did biologists before Darwin notice about species?
What did biologists before Darwin notice about species?
What did the comparison among species yield?
What did the comparison among species yield?
What was missing from the theories of biologists before Darwin?
What was missing from the theories of biologists before Darwin?
What did Darwin want to explain in his book On the Origin of Species?
What did Darwin want to explain in his book On the Origin of Species?
What did Darwin want to account for in his theory of evolution?
What did Darwin want to account for in his theory of evolution?
What did Darwin want to explain about the component parts of animals?
What did Darwin want to explain about the component parts of animals?
What is the primary driver of differential reproductive success?
What is the primary driver of differential reproductive success?
What is the ultimate outcome of the struggle for survival over immense spans of time?
What is the ultimate outcome of the struggle for survival over immense spans of time?
What is the primary contribution of Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection?
What is the primary contribution of Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection?
What is the primary explanation for the apparent purposive quality of the component parts of organisms?
What is the primary explanation for the apparent purposive quality of the component parts of organisms?
What is the central question posed by Darwin's Theory of Sexual Selection?
What is the central question posed by Darwin's Theory of Sexual Selection?
What is the primary mechanism by which new helpful variations emerge in populations?
What is the primary mechanism by which new helpful variations emerge in populations?
What was the primary purpose of Darwin's theory of sexual selection?
What was the primary purpose of Darwin's theory of sexual selection?
What is the primary difference between intrasexual competition and intersexual selection?
What is the primary difference between intrasexual competition and intersexual selection?
According to the theory of natural selection, what is the role of genetic drift in evolutionary change?
According to the theory of natural selection, what is the role of genetic drift in evolutionary change?
What is the primary limitation of natural selection in driving evolutionary change?
What is the primary limitation of natural selection in driving evolutionary change?
What is the primary advantage of evolutionary psychology in understanding evolutionary change?
What is the primary advantage of evolutionary psychology in understanding evolutionary change?
What is the primary relationship between natural selection and sexual selection in evolutionary theory?
What is the primary relationship between natural selection and sexual selection in evolutionary theory?
What did Darwin envision his theory of natural selection to be applicable to?
What did Darwin envision his theory of natural selection to be applicable to?
What is the main focus of ethology?
What is the main focus of ethology?
What was the ethology movement a reaction to?
What was the ethology movement a reaction to?
What is an example of the immediate influences on behavior?
What is an example of the immediate influences on behavior?
What is the function of the behavior of a baby duck following its mother?
What is the function of the behavior of a baby duck following its mother?
Who is associated with the concept of imprinting?
Who is associated with the concept of imprinting?
