ANS: B REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
104. The role of natural selection processes in the development of social behavior is a concern in
| a. | behavioral genetics. |
| b. | social cognition. |
| c. | personality psychology. |
| d. | evolutionary psychology. |
ANS: D REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
105. Izzy finds that when people vacate a parking spot, they do so more slowly when there is someone waiting to take their spot than if there is no one waiting. He attributes this behavior to an innate predisposition toward territoriality. It might be said that Izzy’s findings represent a combination of work in social psychology and
| a. | clinical psychology. |
| b. | behavior genetics. |
| c. | anthropology. |
| d. | evolutionary psychology. |
ANS: D REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Applied
106. Fatma investigates whether the tendency for people to return favors is the result of natural selection. Fatma’s research is in the area of
| a. | evolutionary psychology. |
| b. | cross-cultural psychology. |
| c. | personality psychology. |
| d. | multicultural psychology. |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Applied
107. Jessica and Nick are behavioral researchers. Jessica believes that her sons have been aggressive from birth because she and her husband Nick have inborn aggressive tendencies. Nick, however, believes that their sons are aggressive because throughout history it has been adaptive for men to be aggressive so that they can protect their territory and possessions. Nick’s beliefs reflect the influence of _____, whereas Jessica’s beliefs reflect _____.
| a. | behavioral genetics; multicultural psychology |
| b. | multicultural psychology; cross-cultural psychology |
| c. | cross-cultural research; evolutionary psychology research |
| d. | evolutionary psychology; behavioral genetics |