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3. (p. 49) Many species of fish produce very large numbers of offsprings; yet size of the overall
population remains fairly constant. This is an example of:
A. progressive behavior.
B. natural selection.
C. canalized population traits.
D. assimilative behavior.
4. (p. 49) The type of behavior that promotes an organism's survival in its natural habitat is
called behavior.
A. receptive
B. adaptive
C. progressive
D. recessive
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6. (p. 49) Natural selection operates primarily on characteristics that are tied to:
A. group social interaction.
B. psychological wellness.
C. reproductive fitness.
D. developmental plasticity.
7. (p. 49-50) Which of the following statements describes the main idea of David Buss's theory of
evolutionary psychology?
A. It is not useful to compare human social behavior with social behavior in other species.
B. Evolutionary processes can influence behavior as well as physical features.
C. Behavior is determined by the environmental consequences it brings about.
D. Development proceeds in a series of stages.
8. (p. 50) Which of the following is the BEST explanation for an extended childhood period in
human development?
A. During this time, a human's immune system reaches its full potential.
B. A long childhood period is a "left over" adaptation from the time when the human life span
was considerably shorter than it is today.
C. Rebellion against authority is a necessary step in the evolutionary development of
independent behavior.
D. During this time, humans develop a large brain and gain experience required to master the
complexities of human society.
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9. (p. 50) Which of the following statements is NOT an idea held by evolutionary developmental
psychologists?
A. Many aspects of childhood function as preparations for adulthood.
B. Some characteristics of childhood are adaptive at specific developmental points and do not
function as preparation for adulthood.
C. All evolved mechanisms are adaptive in contemporary society.
D. Many evolved psychological mechanisms are domain-specific.
10. (p. 50-51) Baltes holds that physical natural selection operates:
A. primarily during the first half of life.
B. across the life span.
C. through the end of the adolescent period.
D. through the end of late childhood.
11. (p. 50-51) According to Baltes, older adults have an increased need for:
A. generativity.
B. culture-based resources.
C. biological hardiness.
D. developmental plasticity.
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13. (p. 52) Which of the following is a double-helix-shaped molecule that contains genetic
information?
A. genome
B. genotype
C. DNA
D. phenotype
14. (p. 53) Approximately how many genes does a typical human have?
A. more than 100,000
B. 50,000-75,000
C. 35,000-40,000
D. 20,000-30,000
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THE WAY OF THE WHITE SOULS
(To the Memory of Joyce Kilmer, killed in action, July 30, 1918)
I stood in the summer night, when the hosts of heaven seemed nigh,
And I saw the powdery swirl of stars, where it swept across the sky,
The wide way of the white stars, where it ran up and down,
And my heart was sad for the man who said It was Main Street,
Heaventown.
He knelt down with his fellows, in the warm faith of the throng;
He went forth with his fellows to fight a monstrous Wrong;
He marched away to the true tune that the hearts of brave men beat,
Shoulder to brown shoulder, with the men in the Main Street.
A road runs bright through the night of Time, since ever the world
began,
The wide Way of the White Souls, the Main Street of Man,
The sky-road of the star-souls, beyond all wars and scars;
And there the singing soul of him goes on with the marching stars.
So, as I stand in the summer night, when the hosts of heaven seem
nigh,
And look at the powdery swirl of stars, where it sweeps across the
sky,
The wide way of the white stars, where it runs up and down,
My heart shall be glad for the friend who said It was Main Street,
Heaventown.
RESPITE
Pink-purple foxgloves
Leaning to the breeze—
And all the sweet of Devon
Sweeps back across the seas:
From the old kind books came the old friends trooping,
And the old songs called, like the curlew swooping;
And like a sudden sup that was hot and strong and sweet,
The love of bonny Scotland, it ran from head to feet.
What far-away workman made her, and what was his meaning?
Was she a Victory? or Hope, or Faith?
O flag, though you were not my own, I know I should love you:
I love all flowers, all flags:
Their colors in the wind flowing, in the sun brightening:
Deep blue of the night sky, or the splendor of flame,
Or green of spring, or the daring imperious scarlet,
The color of men’s blood:
Their curious blazonry I love, heraldic, historic,
Leopard or eagle, stripe or star or raying sun,
Or the Cross of St. George and the Cross of St. Andrew,
Or whatsoever sign men have loved and followed.