Florida Atlantic University PSY 4810 Chapter 3: 1)Neophobia with respect to food refers to   a

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PSY 4810

Chapter 3:

1)Neophobia with respect to food refers to

a.            a fear of uncooked food.

b.            the inability to digest new foods

c.             an aversion to new foods.

d.            a love of trying new foods.

2.            Fever is an adaptive response designed to

a.            deter closely related individuals from coming near you.

b.            reduce the effects of various infectious diseases.

c.             increase aid from one’s kin.

d.            reduce the amount of iron in one’s blood.

3.            Pregnancy sickness is an adaptation for

a.            avoiding toxins that could harm the mother

b.            increasing the likelihood that a mother will spontaneously abort an unwanted fetus.

c.             decreasing demands on fathers to test their willingness to invest in offspring.

d.            avoiding toxins that could harm the developing baby.

4.            One evolutionary explanation about why many groups of humans like spicy foods is the

a.            frugivory by-product hypothesis; spices indicate a high-calorie meal.

b.            antimicrobial hypothesis; spices possess compounds that kill micro-organisms.

c.             hunting hypothesis; with more nutrition coming from hunted meat, spices made eating meat more palatable (before the advent of cooking).

d.            provisioning hypothesis; “spicy-tasting” plants are easier to gather, thus making them a good source of food.

5.            Consistent with the hunter/gatherer hypothesis, women outperform men in

a.            geometric calculations.

b.            analogies.

c.             location memory tasks

d.            mental rotation tasks.

6.            According to the savanna hypothesis of habitat preferences, selection has favored preferences, motivations, and decision rules to

a.            search for food (plants and animals) that are easy to process and catch.

b.            avoid environments containing spiders, snakes, and other potentially poisonous small animals

c.             explore and settle in environments abundant with resources needed to sustain life, while simultaneously avoiding environments lacking resources and posing risks to survival.

d.            seek environments with slow-moving migratory animals (e.g., wildebeests), which can be easily caught and afford high-calorie food.