psych 1305 chapter 4
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1. An organism's complete set of genetic instructions is genome
called a(n) _____.
2. If the heritability of intelligence is 50 percent, this C. genetics explains 50
means that: percent of the variation
A. only 50 percent of intelligence can be explained at among people.
all.
B. intelligence is 50 percent environmental.
C. genetics explains 50 percent of the variation among
people.
D. intelligence is 50 percent genetic.
3. Which of these couples would be MOST likely to have D. a gay male couple
very frequent sex?
A. a heterosexual couple
B. a lesbian couple
C. a transgender couple
D. a gay male couple
4. One of the main confounding variables with studying C. are often treated alike.
identical twins regarding behavioral genetics is that
they:
A. are the same age.
B. are the same sex.
C. are often treated alike.
D. look the same.
5. According to the latest research on temperament, A. He or she will continue
which is the MOST likely outcome for a highly reactive to be highly reactive and
and impulsive toddler? conflict prone into adult-
A. He or she will continue to be highly reactive and hood.
conflict prone into adulthood.
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B. He or she will be highly reactive through adoles-
cence, then calm during adulthood.
C. He or she will be reactive throughout their school
years, but gradually calm down into adolescence.
D. He or she will likely be emotionally reactive through-
out the first year, but slowly start to stabilize during the
school years.
6. ______ psychology uses the principles of natural selec- evolutionary
tion to study behavior and the mind.
7. If a researcher were to compare stories of identical B. both twins and
twins' similarities with those of same-sex sibling pairs same-sex siblings have
who are emotionally close, what would they be MOST many things in common
likely to find?
A. it's impossible to say
B. both twins and same-sex siblings have many things
in common
C. same-sex siblings have more things in common
D. neither have much in common
8. The mental guidelines that help one think about one's B. schemas.
gender identity are called gender:
A. roles.
B. schemas.
C. types.
D. scripts.
9. _____ is to a girl's sexual development as _____ is to a C. Menarche; spermarche
boy's sexual development.
A. Secondary sex characteristic; primary sex character-
istic
B. Testosterone; progesterone
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1. An organism's complete set of genetic instructions is genome
called a(n) _____.
2. If the heritability of intelligence is 50 percent, this C. genetics explains 50
means that: percent of the variation
A. only 50 percent of intelligence can be explained at among people.
all.
B. intelligence is 50 percent environmental.
C. genetics explains 50 percent of the variation among
people.
D. intelligence is 50 percent genetic.
3. Which of these couples would be MOST likely to have D. a gay male couple
very frequent sex?
A. a heterosexual couple
B. a lesbian couple
C. a transgender couple
D. a gay male couple
4. One of the main confounding variables with studying C. are often treated alike.
identical twins regarding behavioral genetics is that
they:
A. are the same age.
B. are the same sex.
C. are often treated alike.
D. look the same.
5. According to the latest research on temperament, A. He or she will continue
which is the MOST likely outcome for a highly reactive to be highly reactive and
and impulsive toddler? conflict prone into adult-
A. He or she will continue to be highly reactive and hood.
conflict prone into adulthood.
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B. He or she will be highly reactive through adoles-
cence, then calm during adulthood.
C. He or she will be reactive throughout their school
years, but gradually calm down into adolescence.
D. He or she will likely be emotionally reactive through-
out the first year, but slowly start to stabilize during the
school years.
6. ______ psychology uses the principles of natural selec- evolutionary
tion to study behavior and the mind.
7. If a researcher were to compare stories of identical B. both twins and
twins' similarities with those of same-sex sibling pairs same-sex siblings have
who are emotionally close, what would they be MOST many things in common
likely to find?
A. it's impossible to say
B. both twins and same-sex siblings have many things
in common
C. same-sex siblings have more things in common
D. neither have much in common
8. The mental guidelines that help one think about one's B. schemas.
gender identity are called gender:
A. roles.
B. schemas.
C. types.
D. scripts.
9. _____ is to a girl's sexual development as _____ is to a C. Menarche; spermarche
boy's sexual development.
A. Secondary sex characteristic; primary sex character-
istic
B. Testosterone; progesterone
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