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Chapter 1: The Major Issues
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1. Neuroscientists vare vmore vinterested vin vstudying vbehavior vthan vbiological vpsychologists.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vIntroduction
vOBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
2. According vto vTinbergen, va vphysiological vexplanation vdescribes vwhy va vstructure vor
vbehavior vevolved vas vit vdid.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vIntroduction
vOBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
3. An vevolutionary vexplanation vdescribes vwhy va vstructure vor vbehavior vevolved.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vBiological vExplanations
vof vBehavior OBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
vMSC: v www
4. An vontogenetic vexplanation vis vone vthat vdescribes vthe vdevelopment vof va vstructure vor vbehavior.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vBiological vExplanations
vof vBehavior OBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
vMSC: v www
5. A vfunctional vexplanation vdescribes vwhy va vstructure vor vbehavior vevolved vas vit vdid.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vBiological vExplanations
vof vBehavior OBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
6. Genes vare vthe vunits vof vheredity.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
7. A vstrand vof vDNA vserves vas va vtemplate v(model) vfor vthe vsynthesis vof vRNA vmolecules.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
8. It vis vpossible vfor vtwo vheterozygous vbrown-eyed vparents vto vhave vblue-eyed vchildren.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
1 The vMajor
vIssues
, 9. If vboth vparents vare vheterozygous, vthen vall vof vtheir vchildren vshould vbe vhomozygous.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: conceptual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
10. The vsex vchromosomes vX vand vY vare vknown vas vautosomal vgenes.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
11. Sex-linked vgenes vare vusually vfound von vthe vY vchromosome.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
12. When vchromosomes vcross vover, vit vis vmore vlikely vto vaffect vgenes vthat vare von vseparate
vchromosomesv
than vgenes vthat vare von vthe vsame vchromosome.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
13. The vgenetic vsex vof van voffspring vis vdetermined vprimarily vby vthe vsex vchromosome vcontributed vby
vthevmother.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
14. Sex-limited vgenes vare vfound vonly von vthe vX vand vY vchromosome.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
15. To vdetermine vthe vcontributions vof vheredity vand venvironment, vresearchers vrely vmainly von vstudies
vofvmonozygotic vand vdizygotic vtwins.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vHeredity vand
vEnvironment OBJ: v v v 4 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
16. Researchers vhave vfound vspecific vgenes vlinked vto vcertain vspecific vbehaviors.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vHeredity vand
vEnvironment OBJ: v v v 4 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
KEY: v NEW
17. The vdamaging veffects vof vphenylalanine vin vchildren vwith vPKU vare vunavoidable.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vHeredity vand
vEnvironment OBJ: v v v 4 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
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,18. Genes vbecome vmore vprevalent vin va vpopulation vif vthey vcontribute vto vreproductive vsuccess.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vThe vEvolution vof
vBehavior OBJ: v v v 3 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
19. Humans vhave vstopped vevolving.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: conceptual REF: vThe vEvolution vof
vBehavior OBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
20. Evolutionary vpsychology vdeals vwith vhow vbehaviors vhave vevolved, vespecially vsocial vbehaviors.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vThe vEvolution vof
vBehavior OBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
21. Research vscientists vare vfree vto vdo vas vthey vwish vwhen vconducting vresearch vwith vanimals.
ANS: v F PTS: DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
v 1
Research OBJ: TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
v 4 vof
22. The vunderlying vmechanisms vof vbehavior vare vsimilar vacross vspecies.
ANS: v T PTS: v 1 DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 4 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
23. Invertebrate vnerves vfollow vthe vsame vbasic vprinciples vas vhuman vnerves.
ANS: v T PTS: v 1 DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 4 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
24. Minimalists vdo vnot vtolerate vany vkind vof vanimal vresearch.
ANS: v F PTS: v 1 DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 2 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
25. Professional vorganizations vsuch vas vthe vSociety vfor vNeuroscience vpublish vguidelines vfor vthe vuse
vofvanimals vin vresearch.
ANS: v T PTS: v 1 DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 3 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
26. Abolitionists vmaintain vthat vno vanimals vhave vthe vsame vrights vas vhumans.
3 The vMajor
vIssues
, ANS: v F PTS: v 1 DIF: conceptual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 4 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
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Chapter 1: The Major Issues
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1. Neuroscientists vare vmore vinterested vin vstudying vbehavior vthan vbiological vpsychologists.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vIntroduction
vOBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
2. According vto vTinbergen, va vphysiological vexplanation vdescribes vwhy va vstructure vor
vbehavior vevolved vas vit vdid.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vIntroduction
vOBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
3. An vevolutionary vexplanation vdescribes vwhy va vstructure vor vbehavior vevolved.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vBiological vExplanations
vof vBehavior OBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
vMSC: v www
4. An vontogenetic vexplanation vis vone vthat vdescribes vthe vdevelopment vof va vstructure vor vbehavior.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vBiological vExplanations
vof vBehavior OBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
vMSC: v www
5. A vfunctional vexplanation vdescribes vwhy va vstructure vor vbehavior vevolved vas vit vdid.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vBiological vExplanations
vof vBehavior OBJ: v v v 1 TOP: v 1.1 vThe vBiological vApproach vto vBehavior
6. Genes vare vthe vunits vof vheredity.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
7. A vstrand vof vDNA vserves vas va vtemplate v(model) vfor vthe vsynthesis vof vRNA vmolecules.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
8. It vis vpossible vfor vtwo vheterozygous vbrown-eyed vparents vto vhave vblue-eyed vchildren.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
1 The vMajor
vIssues
, 9. If vboth vparents vare vheterozygous, vthen vall vof vtheir vchildren vshould vbe vhomozygous.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: conceptual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
10. The vsex vchromosomes vX vand vY vare vknown vas vautosomal vgenes.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
11. Sex-linked vgenes vare vusually vfound von vthe vY vchromosome.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
12. When vchromosomes vcross vover, vit vis vmore vlikely vto vaffect vgenes vthat vare von vseparate
vchromosomesv
than vgenes vthat vare von vthe vsame vchromosome.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
13. The vgenetic vsex vof van voffspring vis vdetermined vprimarily vby vthe vsex vchromosome vcontributed vby
vthevmother.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
14. Sex-limited vgenes vare vfound vonly von vthe vX vand vY vchromosome.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vMendelian vGenetics
vOBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
15. To vdetermine vthe vcontributions vof vheredity vand venvironment, vresearchers vrely vmainly von vstudies
vofvmonozygotic vand vdizygotic vtwins.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vHeredity vand
vEnvironment OBJ: v v v 4 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
16. Researchers vhave vfound vspecific vgenes vlinked vto vcertain vspecific vbehaviors.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vHeredity vand
vEnvironment OBJ: v v v 4 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
KEY: v NEW
17. The vdamaging veffects vof vphenylalanine vin vchildren vwith vPKU vare vunavoidable.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vHeredity vand
vEnvironment OBJ: v v v 4 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
2 Chapter v1
,18. Genes vbecome vmore vprevalent vin va vpopulation vif vthey vcontribute vto vreproductive vsuccess.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vThe vEvolution vof
vBehavior OBJ: v v v 3 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
19. Humans vhave vstopped vevolving.
ANS: v F PTS: v v v 1 DIF: conceptual REF: vThe vEvolution vof
vBehavior OBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
20. Evolutionary vpsychology vdeals vwith vhow vbehaviors vhave vevolved, vespecially vsocial vbehaviors.
ANS: v T PTS: v v v 1 DIF: factual REF: vThe vEvolution vof
vBehavior OBJ: v v v 5 TOP: v 1.2 vGenetics vand vBehavior
21. Research vscientists vare vfree vto vdo vas vthey vwish vwhen vconducting vresearch vwith vanimals.
ANS: v F PTS: DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
v 1
Research OBJ: TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
v 4 vof
22. The vunderlying vmechanisms vof vbehavior vare vsimilar vacross vspecies.
ANS: v T PTS: v 1 DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 4 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
23. Invertebrate vnerves vfollow vthe vsame vbasic vprinciples vas vhuman vnerves.
ANS: v T PTS: v 1 DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 4 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
24. Minimalists vdo vnot vtolerate vany vkind vof vanimal vresearch.
ANS: v F PTS: v 1 DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 2 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
25. Professional vorganizations vsuch vas vthe vSociety vfor vNeuroscience vpublish vguidelines vfor vthe vuse
vofvanimals vin vresearch.
ANS: v T PTS: v 1 DIF: factual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 3 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
26. Abolitionists vmaintain vthat vno vanimals vhave vthe vsame vrights vas vhumans.
3 The vMajor
vIssues
, ANS: v F PTS: v 1 DIF: conceptual REF: v Reasons vfor vAnimal
Research OBJ: v 4 TOP: v 1.3 vThe vUse Animals vin vResearch
vof
KEY: v NEW
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