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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
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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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