Exam 3: Genes,evolution,and Environment

The authors note that children use words in ways that adults never would.Create your own example of the overregularization error and explain how it supports Chomsky's position.

According to Charles Darwin,language is an instinctive ability unique to human beings.

Scientists have identified at least two genes that are responsible for language.

Which of the following is true about nativism?

By definition,two-thirds of all IQ test takers score precisely at 100.

Sociobiologists suggest that humans behave in ways that will:

An intelligence quotient is a/an:

Genes,the basic units of heredity,are located on chromosomes,rod-shaped structures found in the nucleus of every cell of the body.

According to Chomsky,children are born ________,that is,their brains are sensitive to the core features common to all languages,such as nouns and verbs,subjects and objects,and negatives.

Based on heritability estimates,it is likely that as we age,genetics will account for ________ of the observed individual differences in IQ.

According to Chomsky,children must apply rules of grammar in order to transform the surface structure of language into its deep structure.Create your own example to explain how two surface structures can have one deep structure.Then create another example to show how one surface structure can have an ambiguous meaning leading to two deep structures.(Be creative-don't use the examples from the textbook.)

According to sociobiologists,males seek secure,stable relationships to ensure the fidelity of females.

John B.Watson would agree that just as a bird is genetically designed to fly,human beings are designed to use language.

Why do behavioural geneticists seek adopted children as subjects in studies of variability?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following traits would be LEAST likely to be "selected" by natural selection?

Heritability is defined as a/an:

Dizygotic twins develop when separate eggs are fertilized by separate sperm.

Lead can damage the nervous system and lead to lower IQ scores.Research in the United States indicates that the concentration of lead in black children's blood is ________ higher than in white children's blood.

The world would be a better place if certain kinds of genes prevailed.