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Example Question #191 : Biology
Which part of the brain is responsible for complex decision-making and has become paritcularly well-developed in humans?
The occipital lobe
The frontal lobe
The amygdala
The temporal lobe
The parietal lobe
The frontal lobe
The frontal lobe, specifically the prefrontal cortex, is involved in complex decision-making and making goal-oriented plans.
Example Question #192 : Biology
Which of the following is a core tenet of evolutionary psychology?
Genetic modification
Conscious processing
Natural selection
Free association
Unconditional positive regard
Natural selection
Natural selection is the theory that certain traits become more or less common in a population based on its reproductive success in a group of organisms. Evolutionary (sometimes called Darwinian) psychology studies human thought in the context of Darwinian evolution.
Example Question #317 : Biology And Sensation
What are chromsones made of?
Proteins
Genes
All of these
DNA
Genetic information
All of these
Chromosomes are complex structures that contain a molecule of DNA and a protein. DNA strands contain genetic information.
Example Question #192 : Biology
According to the principle of natural selection, which genes are most likely to get passed on?
Those that manifest in high practical intelligence
Those that are exclusively likely to increase reproduction
Those that manifest in high physical attractiveness
Those that are most likely to increase survival and reproduction
Those that are likely to increase the neural regeneration
Those that are most likely to increase survival and reproduction
Darwin's principle of natural selection holds that the genes most likely to increase the chance of survival and reproduction are also the most likely to be passed on. Survival and reproduction are the fundamental basis of Darwin's principles.
Example Question #193 : Biology
What is a common factor among human beings?
Sympathy
Nurturing instinct
Use of language
Empathy
The ability to eat dairy products
Use of language
There are many dimensions that make the human species united as well as many that differentiate humans from one another One factor that unites humans is the imperative to use language, a trait that has evolved over time to help us communicate and coexist with one another. Other common factors among humans are biological heritage, brain architecture, and social behavior. The ability to eat dairy products and experience empathy are not common to all people, as some people are lactose intolerant, and some are psychopathic, and largely incapable of empathy and sympathy. While a nurturing instinct is extremely common, it is not considered a universally common human trait.
Example Question #194 : Biology
Which of the following is a differentiating characteristic within the human species?
The predisposition to learn/acquire a language
The endocrine system
Familial upbringing
The general structure of our brains
The inclination to be social
Familial upbringing
The human species is united on many fronts, namely our social bonding tendencies, inherited mental structures, biological origins, and the predisposition to acquire language. Of course there are exceptions to this, as a variety of disorders may affect our abilities to acquire language, bond socially, or the development of our cognitive functions. These traits are, however, widely observable in the majority of the human species.
The dimensions that make most of us different from one another, both at the individual and societal level, have to do with our personalities, familial upbringing, cultures, and personal interests.
Example Question #1491 : Ap Psychology
Which of the following answer choices does not accurately describe the theory of natural selection?
Natural selection can cause a population's characteristics to change over long periods of time
Organisms' offspring compete for survival
Certain variations in biological and physical characteristics increase organisms' reproductive and survival chances in their environment
Offspring that survive are more likely to pass on their genes to future generations and offspring
All of these
All of these
Natural selection is a term coined by Charles Darwin that states that the biological and physical traits that lead to an organism's increased survival and reproduction will be the traits that will eventually be passed onto future generations. All of the answer choices accurately describe concepts surrounding the idea of natural selection.
Example Question #1492 : Ap Psychology
According to evolutionary theory, the ability of an octopus to blend into its environment by changing colors is an example of which of the following?
Heritability
Fitness
Adaptation
None of these
Adaptation
Adaptation is an inherited characteristic that increased in a population because it helped solve a problem of survival or reproduction during the time it emerged. For an octopus, blending into their environment is a way to increase survival because predators are less likely to notice the octopus.
Fitness also has to do with evolutionary psychology, but it refers to the reproductive success of an organism. Heritability also sounds like it might be a correct answer because the adaptive ability of blending in might be a trait that was inherited; however, heritability has to do with measuring the tendency for a particular trait to be passed down to a future generation.
Example Question #1493 : Ap Psychology
Which of the following best describes the concept of adaptation?
Reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population
Inherited characteristics that decrease the probability of an organism's survival or reproductive success
Inherited characteristics that increased in a population because it helped solve a problem of survival when it emerged
Heritable characteristics that provide a survival advantage are more likely than other characteristics to be passed on to subsequent generations
Inherited characteristics that increased in a population because it helped solve a problem of survival when it emerged
Adaptation is best described as inherited characteristics that increase in a population because it helped to solve a problem of survival when it emerged. Adaptation is a process that occurs through natural selection, which is described as heritable characteristics that provide a survival advantage are more likely than other characteristics to be passed on to subsequent generations. The two concepts are very similar, but an organism's adaptation is the result of the natural selection process. The reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population is best understood as that organism's fitness. The remaining option of decreasing the probability of an organism's chance of survival or reproduction is not in line with evolutionary theory, which posits that organisms are becoming increasingly complex and adaptable.
Example Question #1494 : Ap Psychology
Which of the following terms is most commonly associated with the field of evolutionary psychology?
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Biofeedback
Kin selection
Unconditional positive regard
The unconscious
Kin selection
Evolutionary psychology attempts to explain psychological phenomena under the lens of natural selection. "Kin selection" is the evolutionary strategy that favors the reproductive success of one's biological relatives as opposed to strangers. All of the other answer choices are not associated with the field of evolutionary psychology.