Exam 3: Genes,evolution,and Environment

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

Prof.Sandoval emphasizes the evolutionary mechanisms that might help explain commonalities in human behaviour.She is most likely to consider herself a/an:

Which of the following would an evolutionary psychologist expect to be more typical of females than of males?

Match these achievements with the appropriate person. -He argued that a child's mind at birth is a blank slate upon which experience writes.

________ is defined as a system that combines meaningless elements such as sounds or gestures to form structured utterances that convey meaning.

Psycholinguists have found that adults consistently correct their children's syntax.

Edward L.Thorndike,one of the leading psychologists of the early 1900s,claimed that in the actual race of life,the chief determining factor is heredity.

An aspect of language that is unique to humans is the ability to:

The linkage method was used to locate the gene responsible for Huntington's disease.

Which of the following environmental factors has NOT been shown to be associated with reduced mental ability?

Each human chromosome has:

Match these achievements with the appropriate person. -He proposed that humans possess an innate language acquisition device.

Which of the following is NOT associated with reduced mental ability?

Sociobiology refers to the belief that:

Which of the following statements on heritability is true?

According to Noam Chomsky,language

Psycholinguists have found that children combine words in ways that adults never would.

In regard to heredity and environment,it would be accurate to say that:

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

Poor prenatal care is one of the environmental factors that hinders intelligence.