anticipate an event one a particular time interval has elapsed
all the answers are correct
perform an action for a specific duration
retrospectively judge which of the two intervals was shorter
7. Predator fear in rodents
two answers are correct
reduces glucocorticoid production
alters dendritic morphology
alters ranging patterns
8. Why do male hamadryas baboons intervene in female-female conflicts but male gelada baboons do not?
male geladas have no allies in the groups
the risk of immigration is higher in female hamadryas baboons
geladas live in multi-male-multi-female groups
female gelada baboons are more aggressive than female hamadryas
9. Which type of selection is related to reproductive success?
natural selection
inclusive fitness
sexual selection
artificial selection
10. At what age is it most appropriate to compare humans and bonobos?
different ages
two answers are correct
functionally equivalent ages
same age
11. Dominance hierarchies
increase the cost of aggression
minimise energy expenditure
advertise intentions/motivations
minimise resources
12. Homoplasy is
completeness
extensiveness
convergent evolution
common descent
13. Injury of __________ disrupts planning abilities.
hippocampus
cortico-striatal pathway
PFC
IPS
14. Traits tailored to the current ecological niche occupied by a species is known as
adaptive specialisation
natural selection
inclusive fitness
sexual selection
15. Dawkins & Krebs (1979) proposed that
prey and predator operate at different stakes because of what they lose when the opponent is succesful
larger cortical sensory regions are associated with enhanced discriminative abilities
problems are solved by insight, not trial-and-error
traits are tailored to the currect ecological niche occupied by a species
16. Female brown-headed cowbirds have a larger hippocampal volume that males to
incubate their eggs optimally
keep track of multiple nest sites of other birds
return to their own nest to feed their chicks
cope with their larger home ranges
17. Subsitizing and Object File System are
mechanisms of operating on quantities
limited to 8 items
based on Weber's law
precise
18. How did pugs and border collies evolved?
sexual selection
convergent evolution
artificial selection
divergent evolution
19. Species merge into a group (e.g. sleeping in one place) or split (e.g. foraging in small groups during the day). What type of social dynamics is this?
radial
dispearsed
fission-fusion
cohesive
20. Which of the species can solve the invisible displacement task of the Piagetian series of object permanence