Understanding Human Sexuality Study Set 4

Sociobiologists study the _____ aspect of human sexual behavior.

Which of the following is true of sociobiology?

_____ is the biological theory which states that all living things have acquired their present forms through gradual changes in their genetic endowment over successive generations.

Evolution occurs via _____, the process by which the animals that are best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on their genes to the next generation.

_____ is a process in nature resulting in the survival of only those animals and persons that are best adapted to their environment.

Which of the following is true of natural selection?

Sociobiologists suggest that the characteristics used to judge a person's attractiveness, like their physique and complexion, are related to the person's _____.

According to sociobiologists, which of the following is true of the pair-bond?

Which of the following is true of the attachment between an infant and a parent?

Parental investment:

_____ is the mechanism identified by Darwin which explains how males and females chose their mates.

Which of the following is the most commonly observed process of sexual selection?

Which of the following is a shortcoming of sociobiology?

Which of the following does sociobiology ignore?

Sociobiology has been criticized because:

Which of the following is true about a woman's hip-to-waist ratio?

_____ is the study of the psychological mechanisms that have been shaped by natural selection.

Which of the following is true of evolutionary psychology?

Evolutionary psychology has been criticized because:

Freud's term for sex drive or sex energy is _____.