Darwin suggested that organisms that adapt to their environment would produce more offspring. this is known as:

Related Mcqs:

1. Currently a large proportion of the Pakistani populations overweight. Dr. Laeeq thinks that, in part, this may be due to an innate preference for foods that are rich in fats and suggested that in times Laeeq has suggested that in times when foods were not so readily available, this innate preference would ensure enough calories for energy and ensure enough calories for energy and survival Dr. Laeeq’s views are most consistent with those of the

   A. evolutionary perspective in psychology
   B. behavioral perspective in psychology
   C. biological perspective in psychology
   D. cognitive perspective in psychology

2. The survival of organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as:

   A. structuralism
   B. functionalism
   C. natural selection
   D. behavior genetics

3. According to Darwin a behaviour made up of units compatible with the mechanisms of inheritance and thus a products of natural selection is:

   A. Instinct
   B. Taxis
   C. Kinesis
   D. All of these

4. According to Darwin, the variation in behaviour passed from one generation to next generation is due to _________?

   A. Selection
   B. Cultural Changes
   C. Inheritance
   D. None of the above

5. One of the Darwin’s key ideas is that, because of natural selection, animals have an inborn tendency to behave in ways that ____________?

   A. require the lowest energy expenditure
   B. they individually select from various natural alternative
   C. they learn from their parents
   D. help them to survive and reproduce

6. Charles Darwin’s concept of natural selection is most important for which of the following general perspectives in psychology?

   A. functionalism
   B. structuralism
   C. reflexology
   D. psychoanalysis

7. According to Darwin a behaviour made up of units compatible with the mechanisms of inheritance and thus a product of natural selection is:

   A. Instinct
   B. Taxis
   C. Kinesis
   D. All of these

8. The tendency for us to blame people and underestimate the environment for causing behavior is known as the:

   A. Self-serving bias
   B. Balance principle
   C. Cognitive dissonance model
   D. Fundamental attribution error

9. A collection of responses that are predetermined by the inheritance of specific nerve or cytoplasmic pathways in multicellular or unicellular organisms is:

   A. Innate behaviour
   B. learned behaviour
   C. Conditioned reflex type I
   D. None of these

10. who suggested that black people over represented in special needs?

    A. Bernstein
    B. Tom and Jerry
    C. Tom Linson
    D. Trish Burleigh