Pennsylvania State UniversityANTH 022 Final . 35 Q&A

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Pennsylvania State University ANTH 022 final edited Question 1 2 / 2 pts The social brain hypothesis argues that primates have large brains to allow them to deal with complex social relationships... that result from group­living. True False Question 2 2 / 2 pts Humans are the only monogamous primate. True False Question 3 2 / 2 pts Primate species that live in larger groups also have a larger neocortex. True False Question 4 2 / 2 pts When selecting a mate, females will choose youth and fertility, i.e., high reproductive potential in their mate. True False Question 5 2 / 2 pts When selecting a mate, males will choose a mate with wealth and resources. True False Question 6 2 / 2 pts One reason primates live in groups is because they eat meat. True False Question 7 2 / 2 pts Kin selection refers to the selection of mates. True False Question 8 2 / 2 pts Aggression avoidance and reconciliation are important components of primate and human social systems. True False IncorrectQuestion 9 0 / 2 pts The promiscuity model suggests that female sexual characteristics such as enlarged breasts, sensitized skin, loss of estrus, continual receptivity, and female orgasm are a defense against male promiscuity. True False Question 10 2 / 2 pts Cooperation and altruism are more prevalent than aggression in primates. True False Question 11 2 / 2 pts Language is a systematic way to communicate using symbols. True False Question 12 2 / 2 pts The visual and tactile focus of primates makes things like facial expressions and coloration important methods of communication. True False IncorrectQuestion 13 0 / 2 pts Primates may have different alarm calls, but these are used interchangeably and are not specific to certain types of predators. True False Question 14 2 / 2 pts Human language may have evolved from primate gestural behavior. True False Question 15 2 / 2 pts Various anatomical modifications were required to allow for effective vocal communication through language in humans. True False Question 16 2 / 2 pts Capuchin monkeys use tools such as a hammer and anvil to crack open nuts. True False Question 17 2 / 2 pts Mimicry may be a primitive but highly useful characteristic primates use to synchronize themselves with other group members. True False Question 18 2 / 2 pts Humans and great apes are the only primates to have advanced cognitive abilities. True False Question 19 2 / 2 pts Intelligence and cognition are the same thing. True False Question 20 2 / 2 pts The reproductive potential of female primates is low because they often choose not to have offspring. True False Question 21 2 / 2 pts Female mate choice sometimes results in exaggerated physical characteristics in males. True False Question 22 2 / 2 pts The pair­bond model suggests that humans evolved away from a pair­bonded ancestor toward a more promiscuous mating pattern. True False Question 23 2 / 2 pts Primates can vocalize, but all sounds that primates make are generic with no particular meaning. True False Question 24 2 / 2 pts The same parts of the brain responsible for language are also responsible for gesture, suggesting that gesture may have been the precursor to spoken language. True False IncorrectQuestion 25 0 / 3 pts At birth, the human brain is: as big as it's going to get half the size of an adult's still developing at the rate it did in utero two­thirds the size of an adult's Question 26 3 / 3 pts Which cognitive ability is unique to humans? Deception Self­awareness Tool­use All of the above None of the above Question 27 3 / 3 pts Human life history is similar to other primates in which of the following ways? generally have one offspring at a time larger brains which require longer development periods long post­reproductive period very long lifespan both A and B Question 28 3 / 3 pts Chimpanzees and humans have similar methods of communication, such as: Spoken language Facial expressions Grammar Olfactory communication (sense of smell) All of the above IncorrectQuestion 29 0 / 3 pts Which of the following statements is TRUE? Humans are the only primate to have gestural language Grooming is an important method of tactile communication in primates Human communication has no similarity to non­human primate methods of communication Both A and B All of the above Question 30 3 / 3 pts Males have higher reproductive potential than females because Females are the sex that gestates the fetus from conception to birth Females are the sex that suckles the offspring Males can mate multiple females each breeding season All of the above Question 31 3 / 3 pts Which of the following is TRUE? A. Most human societies are monogamous B. Most human societies are polygynous C. Most men have multiple wives D. Most men have one wife E. Both B and C F. Both B and D Question 32 3 / 3 pts Humans evolved: From chimpanzees From apes that were similar to modern day chimpanzees To be polyandrous primates Both A and C Question 33 3 / 3 pts Human culture is distinguished from behavioral traditions in other animals by: having multiple variants, uniformity across communities, tools, active teaching, and no imitation having tools and tool­making behaviors having multiple variants, variation across communities, cumulative change through time, active teaching, and imitative learning None of the above Question 34 3 / 3 pts Which of the following are possible explanations for why primates live in groups? Increased access to mates Protection from predators Assistance raising offspring All of the above Question 35 3 / 3 pts Kin selection: Is a strategy that favors the reproductive success of an individual’s relatives Refers to an individual’s the choice of a mate Is not important in primate social groups Both B and C [Show More]

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