______ is the study of the evolution of behavior using principles of natural selection.
A) Evolutionary adaptation
B) Evolutionary psychology
C) Natural adaptation
D) Natural selection
Ans: B) Evolutionary psychology
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Why did Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen choose the South Fore people of New Guinea to study the universality of emotional expression?
A. They were considered a compliant and easily manipulated culture B. They could be easily reached by train C. They were so geographically isolated that they had not been exposed to influences of other cultures D. They were known to be a highly emotional society
The doctor says to her patient, "We need to determine if the memory changes are due to some physical or psychological causes." What type of test is most likely to be done on this patient?
A. the MMPI-2 B. neurological tests C. the TAT D. psychological tests
Which of the following is NOT a general principle of nonverbal communication?
a. May contradict verbal messages c. Conveys emotions b. Ambiguous d. Single-channeled
The correlation between scores on a test of tranquility and age at death is +.60. What could we conclude from this correlation coefficient?
a) People with high tranquility scores live longer. b) Dying at a later age is related to low tranquility scores. c) People who have high tranquility scores tend to die younger. d) People with low tranquility scores die 60 percent sooner than those with high tranquility scores.