Exam 3: Genes,evolution,and Environment

All of the following methods are used in assessing heritability EXCEPT the:

Which of the following statements is true about heritability?

Raw scores on IQ tests have been rising in developed countries for the past several generations.

To transform surface structures into deep ones,children must apply rules of grammar.

Which of the following is NOT true with regard to biological and genetic factors and intelligence?

Identifying a single gene has been compared to searching for someone when all you know is that the person lives:

The four basic chemical elements of DNA are identified by the letters:

Evolutionary psychologists and sociobiologists would agree that:

There is no way to estimate the heritability of a trait or behaviour directly,and so scientists must infer it.Explain,in detail,two approaches that are used.

________ develop when a fertilized egg divides into two parts that develop into separate embryos.

While many environmental factors can cause lower intelligence,it is unlikely that environmental factors can cause improved intelligence.

Sociobiologists report that females are promiscuous and drawn to sexual novelty.

A psychologist wants to investigate whether there are patterns in the ways that young children combine words,focusing on unique patterns that adults would never use.Use your knowledge of research methods to design a study to research this topic.

Natural selection ensures that:

Neither nature nor nurture can completely explain human similarities and differences.

"He gived me the toy" is an example of:

Children in different cultures go through different stages of language development.