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a kearon 11 questions Updated 8 Mar 2018

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  1. 1Hamilton's rule is r.B>C. What does this mean?
    1. AThe cost to the altruist must exceed the benefit to the individual, bearing in mind the relatedness
    2. BThe benefit to the individual must exceed the cost to the individual
    3. CThe benefit to the individual must exceed the cost to the altruist, bearing in mind the relatedness
  2. 2Who developed the theory of Kin Selection?
    1. ABuss 1989
    2. BTrivers 1972
    3. CHamilton 1964
  3. 3Identify methods of testing Kin Selection in nonhuman animals
    1. AAlarm calls in ground squirrels
    2. BBird song
    3. CLion coalitions
    4. DDifferential patterns of behaviour in chimpanzees
    5. ECannibalism in tiger salamanders
  4. 4Haplodiploidy is: [blank_start]a sex-determination system i[blank_end]n which males develop from [blank_start]unfertilized eggs[blank_end] and are haploid ([blank_start]have one set of chromosomes[blank_end]), and females develop from [blank_start]fertilized eggs[blank_end] and are diploid (they [blank_start]have two sets[blank_end]).
    1. Aa sex-determination system i
    2. Bunfertilized eggs
    3. Chave one set of chromosomes
    4. Dfertilized eggs
    5. Ehave two sets
  5. 5who developed the theory of incest avoidance?
    1. ABuss
    2. BSherman
    3. CPfennig
    4. DWestermarck
  6. 6Altruism towards people with shared surnames: [blank_start]Oates and wilson 2002.[blank_end]
    The basis for this study is that names are a cue to kinship in many societies.
    In this study filling out the questionnaire is the altruistic act.
    It was found that shared [blank_start]surnames[blank_end] evoked more help than shared [blank_start]first names[blank_end]. The effect was larger if the surname was uncommon.
    1. AOates and wilson 2002.
    2. BWebster 2003
    3. CMadsen 2012
    4. DSmith 1987
    5. EWang 1996
    6. Fsurnames
    7. Gfirst names
    8. Hsurnames
    9. Ifirst names
  7. 7[blank_start]Webster’s 2003[blank_end] ‘lottery’ study.
    • Participants were instructed to allocate a fictional lottery prize of varying dollar amounts to their blood relatives ($10K, $100K, $1 million.)
    • Participants [blank_start]gave more money to closer relatives.[blank_end]
    • This effect became stronger with decreasing lottery amounts.
    • [blank_start]Scarcer resources[blank_end] led to more evolutionarily conservative investment strategies?
    1. AOates and Wilson 2002
    2. BWebster’s 2003
    3. CMadsen 2012
    4. DSmith 1987
    5. EWang 1996
    6. Fgave more money to closer relatives.
    7. Ggave less money to closer relatives
    8. HAn abundance of resources
    9. IScarcer resources
    10. JUncertain resources
    11. KA change in resources
  8. 8An experimental test of kin selection: [blank_start]Madsen et al, 2012[blank_end]
    Involved an: [blank_start]isometric skiing exercise[blank_end]
    Payment: Flat rate + 40p/20secs held
    results:
    the length of time people held the pose was [blank_start]positively[blank_end] correlated with relatedness

    1. AOates and Wilson 2002
    2. BSmith 1987
    3. CWang 1996
    4. DMadsen et al, 2012
    5. EWebster 2003
    6. Fisometric skiing exercise
    7. Gcard sorting task
    8. Hselection task
    9. Imemory game
    10. Jnegatively
    11. Kpositively
  9. 9[blank_start]Smith 1987:[blank_end] inheritance study

    individuals leave more money to younger relatives of the same relatedness
    in big estates, the son gets a higher proportion
    in small estates, the daughter gets a higher proportion
    1. AWang 1996
    2. BOates and Wilson 2002
    3. CMadsen 2012
    4. DSmith 1987
    5. EWebster 2003
  10. 10Wang's 1996 study investigating the responses to a hypothetical situation in which six family members were ill with a fatal disease. In this scenario, there are two treatment options:

    deterministic: saves two family members, either the 2 oldest or 2 youngest
    probabilistic: has a 1/3 chance of saving all family members

    Were there any seen differences in responses?
    1. Athere was no difference in responses
    2. Bolder participants were more likely to pick deterministic treatment to save the young family members
    3. Cyoung participants were more likely to pick deterministic treatment to save the old family members
    4. Dolder participants were more likely to pick deterministic treatment to save the old family members
    5. Eyoung participants were more likely to pick deterministic treatment to save the young family members
    6. Fyoung participants showed no bias
    7. Gold participants showed no bias

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Quiz on kin selection quiz, created by a kearon on 10/01/2018.
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