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Life vSci v15-UCLA vPhelan vfinal vExam vQuestions vwithv100% vCorrect vAnswers vVerified vUpdated v2024
Describe vthe vinterplay vbetween vculture vand vbiology. v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vGenes vdo vnot vfully
vdictate vour vbehavior, vbut vneither vdoes vculture. vWe vcarry valleles vthat vnudge vus vtoward vcertain
vbehaviors v(bearing vchildren vat v12/13). vHowever, vculture valso vrelays vinformation vthat vhelps vus
vresist vgenetic vurges vthat vare vno vlonger vuseful vin vthe vcurrent venvironment v(use vbirth vcontrol vor
vabstain vfrom vsex).
What vis vthe vfundamental vreproductive vequation vand vwhat vdoes vit vreveal vabout vthe vinterplay
vbetween vculture vand vbiology? v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vsex=pregnancy=babies=maternal vchild
vcare=loss vof vfemale veconomic vopportunity=loss vof vfemale vpolitical vpower. vHowever, vcultural
vinnovations vhave vallowed vthe vbreakdown vof vthe vFRE--> vculture vcan vinterfere vwith vbiology vand
vremove vinitial vbiological vconstraints.
What vis vconstrained vlearning? v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vDue vto vbiological vconstraints, vthere vare vlimits
von vspecies' vability vto vlearn vcertain vtasks. vWe vinherit vthe vability vto vlearn vsome vthings v(prepared
vlearning) vwhen venvironmental vcues vare vpresent. vThis vshows vhow vbiological vconstraints vcan
vsometimes vnot vbe vovercome vby vculture.
"Sauce vBearnaise vphenomenon" v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vHumans vquickly vassociate vnausea vto vthe
vfood vwe vconsumed v(so vdo vrats).
example vof vconstrained vlearning: vrats v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vRats vwere veasily vable vto vlearn vthat
vweird vtasting vwater vled vto vnausea vand vthey vstopped vdrinking vwater. vThey vcould valso vlearn vthat
, vnoise vand vlights vwhen vthey vdrank vwater vled vto velectric vshock. vThis vis vdue vto va vgenetically-
coded vhypothesis: vIf vI vfeel vsick, vit vmust vbe vsomething vI vate. vHowever, vthey vcould vnot vlearn vthe
vassociation vbetween vnoise vand vlights vand vnausea, vas vwell vas vweird vtaste vand velectric vshock.
example vof vconstrained vlearning: vlanguages v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vHumans vhave va vnarrow vwindow
vof v"prepared vlearning" vtime vin vwhich vit vis veasy vto vlearn vlanguages v(when vwe're vyoung), vbut vit
vis vsignificantly vmore vdifficult vto vlearn vlanguages vwhen vwe're volder.
EEA vand vwhy vis vit vimportant vto vbe vaware vof vit v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- venvironment vof
vevolutionary vadaptedness
explains vbehaviors vthat vare vmismatched vto vour vcurrent venvironment v(food vpreference vfor vfatty
vfood veven vthough vit vdecreases vour vfitness vdue vto vobesity)
Why vis vthe vEEA vsometimes vdifferent vfrom vthe vcurrent venvironment? v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vThe
venvironment vcan vchange vquickly, vbut vevolution vis vslow.
3 vexamples vof vspecies vhaving vmismatch vbetween vEEA vand vcurrent venvironment v- vCorrect v
vAnswer v- v1. vHumans: vhunter-gatherer vsociety vvs. vindustrial vsociety
2. vPolar vbears: vicy, vcold vclimate vvs. vglobal vwarming vand vmelting vice vcaps
3. vDogs: venvironment vwhere vfood vis vscarce vvs. vdomestication vwith vample vfood vsupply
mismatch vand vits vimplications v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vEEA vdoes vnot vmatch vthe vcurrent
venvironment
Implications: vinstincts vcannot vbe vtrusted v(signal visn't vreliable, vleads vto vself-control vissues)
Why vis vit vhard vto vbe va vteenager? v- vCorrect v vAnswer v- vBody vand vbiology vis vtelling vus vto vmake
vbabies, vwhile vculture vtells vus vthat vwe vshould vwait vuntil vabout v28 vyears vold. vWe're vconstantly
vgetting vnudges vfrom vour vbrain vfrom vgenes vpresent vin vour vevolutionary vhistory vthat vare vno
vlonger vuseful vin vthe vcurrent venvironment, vand vwe vhave vto vconstantly vfight vthose vurges.
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