Exam 9: The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

What do men and women want from potential mates according to evolutionary theory? Where are there similarities and where are there differences? How does this lead to specific gender differences in mate preferences and reactions to particular kinds of infidelity?

If a trait is influenced by genes,then it ought to be more highly correlated across pairs of ________ than across pairs of ________.

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior. -Altruism

Henry and Adam are identical twins.According to a study conducted by Bokenau and colleagues,similar levels of which trait are NOT likely to be influenced by their shared environment?

A gene that produces low levels of ________ activity in conjunction with ________ seems to increase the risk for developing antisocial behavior.

What is the basic premise of evolutionary theory as it is applied to psychology? How could an evolutionary approach be used to understand something such as sibling conflict?

A high heritability coefficient can result when the trait ________ across individuals or when genes are important in ________ sense.

If Sally believes that anything natural is morally acceptable,she is committing a ________ fallacy.

The most controversial thing that has arisen from the study of behavioral genetics is that it has led to ________.

What are some of the main objections to evolutionary theory as it is applied to psychology? How do evolutionary psychologists respond to these criticisms?

According to the text,biology will NEVER be able to explain ________.

If the correlation between the shyness of a sample of dizygotic twin pairs is .25 and the correlation between the shyness of a sample of monozygotic twin pairs is .50,then the heritability coefficient for shyness is ________.

Which of the following attributes seems to have the lowest heritability coefficient?

Across a wide variety of cultures,________ are more likely than ________ to place a higher value on physical attractiveness.

Match each psychologically evolved mechanism perspective with its associated behavior. -Aggression

A researcher interested in predicting patterns of helping behavior using the concept of inclusive fitness would want to know ________.

Match each rebuttal with its associated stress test of evolutionary psychology. -Biological determinism

What might be the evolutionary function of crying,according to recent research described in the text?

Jacob and Ashley have the same father but have different mothers.About how much genetic material do they share?

A woman who mates with an unstable but attractive man seems to follow a different reproductive strategy than most other women.This idea is called ________.