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Question #1

The Westermarck hypothesis links brother-sister incest aversion to __________.

A. culturally sanctioned laws

B. children being raised in proximity

C. status

D. learned behavior

Question #2

The conflict model correlates the evolution of a sexual division of labor with __________.

A. the changing size of human societies

B. monogamy

C. competition for nutrition

D. the fact that males have different problems to overcome than females

Question #3

Which of the following is an example of the bio-cultural approach to understanding human behavior?

A. testing to see if other primates exhibit biological structures that allow for verbal communication

B. studying the selective pressures that shape present-day hunter-gatherer societies

C. charting the relationship between agricultural practices and the evolution of sickle cell polymorphism

D. studying human behaviors as a reflection of biological makeup

Question #4

Biological constraints on human behavior are the primary result of biological processes.

A. False

B. True

Question #5

Due to their location in the same part of the brain, __________ may have evolved simultaneously.

A. hearing and language

B. right-handedness and language

C. sight and language

D. left-handedness and language