Question 1

An evolutionary psychologist would be most interested in studying

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A)  why most parents are so passionately devoted to their children. 
B)  hereditary influences on skin color. 
C)  why certain diseases are more common among certain age groups. 
D)  genetic differences in personality. 
A)  why most parents are so passionately devoted to their children. 
B)  hereditary influences on skin color. 
C)  why certain diseases are more common among certain age groups. 
D)  genetic differences in personality.

Question 2

Although Adam didn't care for the taste of fried green tomatoes, he began eating them when he saw that his classmates were doing so. His behavior best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)  the male answer syndrome. 
B)  an epigenetic mark. 
C)  a pruning process. 
D)  peer influence. 
A)  the male answer syndrome. 
B)  an epigenetic mark. 
C)  a pruning process. 
D)  peer influence.

Question 3

By insisting that humans are "nothing but" products of nature and nurture, we run the greatest risk of undermining

Accepted Answer

A)  collectivism. 
B)  individual responsibility. 
C)  natural selection. 
D)  gender identity. 
A)  collectivism. 
B)  individual responsibility. 
C)  natural selection. 
D)  gender identity.

Question 4

A gender role refers to

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A)  one's biological sex. 
B)  a sense of being male or female. 
C)  a set of expected behaviors for males or for females. 
D)  a sense of being homosexual or heterosexual. 
A)  one's biological sex. 
B)  a sense of being male or female. 
C)  a set of expected behaviors for males or for females. 
D)  a sense of being homosexual or heterosexual.

Question 5

Assessing possible links between specific chromosome segments and alcohol dependence would be of greatest interest to a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary psychologist. 
B)  molecular geneticist. 
C)  collectivist. 
D)  social learning theorist. 
A)  evolutionary psychologist. 
B)  molecular geneticist. 
C)  collectivist. 
D)  social learning theorist.

Question 6

If a fraternal twin develops schizophrenia, the likelihood of the other twin developing serious mental illness is much lower than with identical twins. This suggests that

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A)  schizophrenia is caused by genes. 
B)  schizophrenia is influenced by genes. 
C)  environment is unimportant in the development of schizophrenia. 
D)  identical twins are especially vulnerable to mental disorders. 
A)  schizophrenia is caused by genes. 
B)  schizophrenia is influenced by genes. 
C)  environment is unimportant in the development of schizophrenia. 
D)  identical twins are especially vulnerable to mental disorders.

Question 7

The gender gap in aggression is LEAST likely to pertain to ________ another person.

Accepted Answer

A)  spreading false rumors about 
B)  physically hitting 
C)  poisoning 
D)  shooting 
A)  spreading false rumors about 
B)  physically hitting 
C)  poisoning 
D)  shooting

Question 8

When the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another (such as heredity), we say there is a(n) ________ between the two factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Norm 
B)  positive correlation 
C)  negative correlation 
D)  interaction 
A)  Norm 
B)  positive correlation 
C)  negative correlation 
D)  interaction

Question 9

Compared with fraternal twins, identical twins are

Accepted Answer

A)  less similar in their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and less similar in risk of being emotionally unstable. 
B)  more similar in their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and more similar inrisk of being emotionally unstable. 
C)  equally similar in their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and more similarin risk of being emotionally unstable. 
D)  more similar in their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and equally similar 
A)  less similar in their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and less similar in risk of being emotionally unstable. 
B)  more similar in their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and more similar inrisk of being emotionally unstable. 
C)  equally similar in their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and more similarin risk of being emotionally unstable. 
D)  more similar in their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and equally similar

Question 10

In everyday behavior, men are LESS likely than women to

Accepted Answer

A)  smile at others. 
B)  stare at others. 
C)  interrupt others. 
D)  initiate touching others. 
A)  smile at others. 
B)  stare at others. 
C)  interrupt others. 
D)  initiate touching others.

Question 11

Infants with an anxious and inhibited temperament have heart rates that tend to be relatively

Accepted Answer

A)  low and variable. 
B)  high and variable. 
C)  low and invariable. 
D)  high and invariable. 
A)  low and variable. 
B)  high and variable. 
C)  low and invariable. 
D)  high and invariable.

Question 12

The labels "easy," "difficult," and "slow-to-warm-up" are used to refer to differences in an infant's

Accepted Answer

A)  gender schema. 
B)  epigenetics. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  gender typing. 
A)  gender schema. 
B)  epigenetics. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  gender typing.

Question 13

When his mother offered to play leapfrog with him, Jorge protested, "I'm not going to play a girl's game!" Jorge's reaction best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior genetics. 
B)  gender schemas. 
C)  a pruning process. collectivism. 
A)  behavior genetics. 
B)  gender schemas. 
C)  a pruning process. collectivism.

Question 14

A person's sense of being male or female is his or her gender

Accepted Answer

A)  identity. 
B)  role. 
C)  type. 
D)  schema. 
A)  identity. 
B)  role. 
C)  type. 
D)  schema.

Question 15

Lacking any exposure to language before adolescence, a person will never master any language due to the ________ of unemployed neural connections.

Accepted Answer

A)  natural selection 
B)  Mutation 
C)  pruning 
D)  temperament 
A)  natural selection 
B)  Mutation 
C)  pruning 
D)  temperament

Question 16

On extended visits to foreign countries, you would be most likely to observe

Accepted Answer

A)  more men than women in political leadership positions. 
B)  women earning the same amount of money as men. 
C)  men and women equally involved in child care. 
D)  men and women equally involved in violent crime. 
A)  more men than women in political leadership positions. 
B)  women earning the same amount of money as men. 
C)  men and women equally involved in child care. 
D)  men and women equally involved in violent crime.

Question 17

Identical twins who have separate placentas are somewhat less similar than identical twins who share a placenta. This best illustrates the influence of ________ on development.

Accepted Answer

A)  prenatal environments 
B)  genetic predispositions 
C)  gender schemas 
D)  natural selection 
A)  prenatal environments 
B)  genetic predispositions 
C)  gender schemas 
D)  natural selection

Question 18

Our genetic predispositions help to explain

Accepted Answer

A)  our shared human nature but not our human diversity. 
B)  our human diversity but not our shared human nature. 
C)  neither our shared human nature nor our human diversity. 
D)  both our shared human nature and our human diversity. 
A)  our shared human nature but not our human diversity. 
B)  our human diversity but not our shared human nature. 
C)  neither our shared human nature nor our human diversity. 
D)  both our shared human nature and our human diversity.

Question 19

The preservation of innovation best illustrates the survival value of

Accepted Answer

A)  culture. 
B)  gender schemas. 
C)  individualism. 
D)  epigenetics. 
A)  culture. 
B)  gender schemas. 
C)  individualism. 
D)  epigenetics.

Question 20

Heredity most clearly predisposes individual differences in

Accepted Answer

A)  norms. 
B)  schemas. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  gender typing. 
A)  norms. 
B)  schemas. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  gender typing.

An evolutionary psychologist would be most interested in studying

Although Adam didn't care for the taste of fried green tomatoes, he began eating them when he saw that his classmates were doing so. His behavior best illustrates the importance of

By insisting that humans are "nothing but" products of nature and nurture, we run the greatest risk of undermining

A gender role refers to

Assessing possible links between specific chromosome segments and alcohol dependence would be of greatest interest to a(n)

If a fraternal twin develops schizophrenia, the likelihood of the other twin developing serious mental illness is much lower than with identical twins. This suggests that

The gender gap in aggression is LEAST likely to pertain to ________ another person.

When the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another (such as heredity), we say there is a(n) ________ between the two factors.

Compared with fraternal twins, identical twins are

In everyday behavior, men are LESS likely than women to

Infants with an anxious and inhibited temperament have heart rates that tend to be relatively

The labels "easy," "difficult," and "slow-to-warm-up" are used to refer to differences in an infant's

When his mother offered to play leapfrog with him, Jorge protested, "I'm not going to play a girl's game!" Jorge's reaction best illustrates the impact of

A person's sense of being male or female is his or her gender

Lacking any exposure to language before adolescence, a person will never master any language due to the ________ of unemployed neural connections.

On extended visits to foreign countries, you would be most likely to observe

Identical twins who have separate placentas are somewhat less similar than identical twins who share a placenta. This best illustrates the influence of ________ on development.

Our genetic predispositions help to explain

The preservation of innovation best illustrates the survival value of

Heredity most clearly predisposes individual differences in

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An evolutionary psychologist would be most interested in studying

Although Adam didn't care for the taste of fried green tomatoes, he began eating them when he saw that his classmates were doing so. His behavior best illustrates the importance of

By insisting that humans are "nothing but" products of nature and nurture, we run the greatest risk of undermining

A gender role refers to

Assessing possible links between specific chromosome segments and alcohol dependence would be of greatest interest to a(n)

If a fraternal twin develops schizophrenia, the likelihood of the other twin developing serious mental illness is much lower than with identical twins. This suggests that

The gender gap in aggression is LEAST likely to pertain to ________ another person.

When the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another (such as heredity), we say there is a(n) ________ between the two factors.

Compared with fraternal twins, identical twins are

In everyday behavior, men are LESS likely than women to

Infants with an anxious and inhibited temperament have heart rates that tend to be relatively

The labels "easy," "difficult," and "slow-to-warm-up" are used to refer to differences in an infant's

When his mother offered to play leapfrog with him, Jorge protested, "I'm not going to play a girl's game!" Jorge's reaction best illustrates the impact of

A person's sense of being male or female is his or her gender

Lacking any exposure to language before adolescence, a person will never master any language due to the ________ of unemployed neural connections.

On extended visits to foreign countries, you would be most likely to observe

Identical twins who have separate placentas are somewhat less similar than identical twins who share a placenta. This best illustrates the influence of ________ on development.

Our genetic predispositions help to explain

The preservation of innovation best illustrates the survival value of

Heredity most clearly predisposes individual differences in

Tiinking Critically With Psychological Science

Neuroscience and Behavior

Nature,nurture and Human Diversity

Sensation

Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Work

Emotion

Stress and Health

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Prologue·The Story of Psycho ogy

Your Mind on Drugs

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