PSYC 140 - MODULE 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
1. Zeke's father is a volleyball coach and Zeke grew up wanting to play volley-
ball. In fifth grade, he asked his father to show him how to play and teach
him basic skills. By the time that he reaches junior high, he's skilled enough
to make the varsity volleyball team. What type of genotype- environment
interaction best explains Zeke's sports success?
*Answer√√ Active
2. Jillian's mother is a librarian and her father is a high school English
teacher. When Jillian began elementary school, her teacher found her reading
fourth-grade level books in the school library. The teacher then encouraged
Jillian to read high quality fiction books. By high school, Jillian is one of her
school's top English students. What type of genotype-environment interaction
might best explain how this occurred?
*Answer√√ Evocative
3. Dan's parents both perform in the city orchestra. When Dan was three they
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, bought him his first violin and began giving him music lessons. Dan shows
early promise as a musician. What type of genotype-environment interaction
best explains Dan's musical prowess?
*Answer√√ Passive
4. Jillian's mother is a librarian and her father is a high school English teacher.
When Jillian began elementary school, her teacher found her reading fourth-
grade level books in the school library. The teacher then encouraged Jillian to
read high quality fiction books. By high school, Jillian is one of her school's top
English students. What type of genotype-environment interaction might best
explain how this occurred?*Answer√√
5. In which type of genotype-environment interaction does the child take very
little role in personally choosing and seeking out environments that foster a
particular interest
*Answer√√ Passive
6. Which research design would best investigate the everyday behavior of
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1. Zeke's father is a volleyball coach and Zeke grew up wanting to play volley-
ball. In fifth grade, he asked his father to show him how to play and teach
him basic skills. By the time that he reaches junior high, he's skilled enough
to make the varsity volleyball team. What type of genotype- environment
interaction best explains Zeke's sports success?
*Answer√√ Active
2. Jillian's mother is a librarian and her father is a high school English
teacher. When Jillian began elementary school, her teacher found her reading
fourth-grade level books in the school library. The teacher then encouraged
Jillian to read high quality fiction books. By high school, Jillian is one of her
school's top English students. What type of genotype-environment interaction
might best explain how this occurred?
*Answer√√ Evocative
3. Dan's parents both perform in the city orchestra. When Dan was three they
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, bought him his first violin and began giving him music lessons. Dan shows
early promise as a musician. What type of genotype-environment interaction
best explains Dan's musical prowess?
*Answer√√ Passive
4. Jillian's mother is a librarian and her father is a high school English teacher.
When Jillian began elementary school, her teacher found her reading fourth-
grade level books in the school library. The teacher then encouraged Jillian to
read high quality fiction books. By high school, Jillian is one of her school's top
English students. What type of genotype-environment interaction might best
explain how this occurred?*Answer√√
5. In which type of genotype-environment interaction does the child take very
little role in personally choosing and seeking out environments that foster a
particular interest
*Answer√√ Passive
6. Which research design would best investigate the everyday behavior of
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