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41)Which of the following is NOT an innate human characteristic? A)an interest in novelty B)an impulse to play C)a preference for constancy D)a desire to explore and manipulate objects 42)An example of a characteristic that is either present at birth in all humans or develops rapidly during maturation would be a/an: A)preference for familiar objects. B)natural inclination toward critical thinking. C)understanding of numbers. D)inclination toward human resilience and joy. 43)In order to study for her psychology exam, Nikiah is making index cards listing tendencies and characteristics that are either present at birth in all humans or develop rapidly during maturation. Which of the following will NOT be in her list? A)a preference for familiar objects B)a desire to explore and manipulate objects C)an understanding of numbers D)an impulse to play and fool around 44)Which of the following is NOT part of the human biological heritage? A)a love of play B)an avoidance of unfamiliar objects C)an ability to recognize faces D)a sucking reflex at birth 45)Many tendencies are either present at birth in all humans or develop rapidly during maturation. The following are all examples of these tendencies EXCEPT: A)infant reflexes. B)desire to explore. C)attraction to familiar objects. D)basic cognitive skills. 46)Many evolutionary psychologists believe that people are born with mental modules for all of the following basic cognitive skills EXCEPT: A)recognizing faces. B)acquiring language. C)understanding numbers. D)basic computational skills. 47)Roger Bingham wrote: “We live in the space age with a brain from the stone age.” This remark reflects the notion that: A)human infants only have a rudimentary understanding of number, such as knowing that 2 is more than 1. B)if a trait exists today in the human population, it must be adaptive in some way. C)human children, like young animals, have an uncontrollable impulse to fool around. D)behaviours that were adaptive for our ancestors may be maladaptive for human beings today. 48)Most psychologists would agree that the evolutionary history of our species accounts for our: A)engagement in warfare. B)preference for sweet tastes. C)willingness to help others. D)sexual strategies. 49)Most psychologists generally agree with all of the following EXCEPT: A)simple behaviours such as smiling resemble instincts. B)some behaviours are relatively uninfluenced by learning. C)some behaviours occur in all members of the species. D)some behaviours, such as altruism, have been selected by nature. 50)To a sociobiologist, many social customs exist because: A)they reflect maladaptive brain modules that human beings have inherited from their ancestors. B)human beings are not tied to their genetic heritage and are capable of developing social practices that do not influence the transmission of genes. C)human beings have developed genetic traits that have enabled the establishment of odd and strange social rituals. D)as with physical characteristics, nature selects those psychological traits and social customs that aid the transmission of genes.