Why are humans fascinated by personality differences?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Evolutionary psychologists argue that humans are fascinated by personality differences because individual differences helped humans take on different roles to survive and reproduce in their hunter–gatherer groups. Extraversion tells us who is more likely to take on a leadership role, agreeableness lets us know who will cooperate, and conscientiousness indicates who will work hard.

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illustrates this scenario and why. What will be an ideal response?

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The ____ sense is the only one that does not send information to the cortex via the thalamus.?

a. ?auditory b. ?visual c. ?olfactory d. ?cutaneous

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Schlegel and Barry (1991) found that what percentage of adolescent boys and girls had frequent responsibility for caring for younger siblings in traditional cultures?

a. 100% b. 80% c. 60% d. 40%

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Genes are located on _______________, rod-shaped structures found in the nucleus of the cell

a. ribosomes b. chromosomes c. genomes d. DNA

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