"Evolutionary psychology is silly!" exclaims Julie. "If we are so adapted to the environment, why haven't we evolved away from racism?"
A reasonable response to this, based on the explanation of evolutionary psychology presented by the authors of your text, is that
a. evolutionary psychology simply can't explain social behavior.
b. evolutionary psychology can only explain mating behaviors.
c. evolution occurs very slowly, and thus genetic adaptations have not "caught up."
d. we do have evidence for a racism gene, but it is unethical to tamper with the human genome.
Answer: C
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a. understood the instructions better if they were tested in their first language (Arabic), even though they were supposed to be bilingual. b. understood the instructions better if they were tested in their second language (Hebrew), even though they were supposed to be bilingual. c. had more positive attitudes toward Jewish individuals when the researcher was speaking Hebrew. d. had more positive attitudes toward Jewish individuals when the researcher was speaking Arabic.
Pheromones are
a. chemicals found in the brains of some birds that enable them to detect gravitational fields. b. chemical substances used by some species to communicate with each other. c. medications given to people suffering from chronic pain. d. special receptors on the bodies of some fish that enable them to detect distortions in electrical fields.