PSYC 2740 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Personality Psychology, Parental Investment, Steven Pinker

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Stephen P Lewis

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Among lowland yanomam men, one of the least desirable personality characteristics is: a. cowardice, b. neuroticism, c. low self-esteem, d. aggressiveness. To discover: a. the principles underlying cultural diversity, b. how individual humans differ, c. how human psychology shapes culture, d. how cultural shapes personality, 3. The question of whether or not personality characteristics are universal addresses the _____ level of analysis: a. human nature, b. group differences, c. individual differences, d. individual uniqueness, 4. Tooby and cosmides define cultural variations as within group: a. similarities and between group similarities, b. similarities and between group differences, c. differences and between group similarities, d. differences and between group differences, 5. Almost all members of the bleeminese tribe go bowling. However, it is rare for a member of the bloopine tribe to bowl at all. This difference in behavior between the two tribes represents a cultural: a. variation, b. stratification, c. deviation, d. norm, 6.