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The case of Little Brenda, who was born a biological male but raised as a girl, illustrates that:
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socialization is a powerful force, but there are limits to how much it can influence people.
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The term "psyche" refers to:
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both the conscious and unconscious mind.
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It would be most accurate to say that psychological processes are
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based on a complex interaction between nature and culture throughout life.
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In evolutionary theory, the process of natural selection MOST favors:
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the genes of people who reproduce the most.
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Natural selection is best summed up by the phrase
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The best genes will survive to subsequent generations.
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the phrase "survival of the fittest"?
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The term "survival" refers to survival of genes in a population's gene pool.
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According to your text, what factor do biologists emphasize as the MOST important factor in natural selection?
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reproduction
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A mutation is a
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new gene or combination of genes.
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Consider a mutation of the gene that determines the lifespan of a woman. The mutation changes the female lifespan from 75 to 150 years for the woman with the mutation. This mutation would:
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possibly be passed or not, depending on how it interacted with the woman’s childbearing
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According to evolutionary theory, men should generally be more interested in ______________
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short-term sexual relationships
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Cultural psychologists use the term praxis to describe
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shared ways of doing things.
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Unlike virtually all other animals, humans
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will eat or not eat certain foods because of ideas.
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It would be most accurate to describe vegetarianism as an example of
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ideas, or culture, impacting human behavior.
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Research indicates that, across all contemporary human cultures,
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men desire more sexual partners than women.
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In all contemporary human cultures, homosexual behavior is
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seen differently; it is accepted in some cultures and not accepted in others.
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Unlike other animals, humans are able to continually build off of the knowledge and achievements of past generations. The textbook refers to this ability as
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progress.
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Which of the following is true regarding division of labor and the exchange of goods and services?
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These things are by and large unique to humans.
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Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?
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Non-human animals communicate with one another, but they do not naturally have anything
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Which of the following is a conscious process for MOST people?
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Reciting the numbers 1 through 10 in alphabetical order
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In general, social psychologists who research the duplex mind now believe that the automatic system is
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much bigger than the conscious system.
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In order for humans to function effectively in society,
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the conscious mind often needs to override the automatic system.
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"Social brain theory" states that
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the human brain evolved to enable humans to have rich, complex social lives.
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In general, it would be most true to say that humans have evolved to
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be selfish rather than to care about other people.
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For most people, going to college requires sacrificing immediate comforts and pleasures for the sake of a better future life. That is, for most people college is
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an exercise in delay of gratification.
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