Question 1

What is the scientific benefit of knowing a trait's heritability coefficient?

Accepted Answer

A)  the variance in a trait that is due to genetic influences 
B)  the degree to which genetic influences in a trait are due to inheritance 
C)  the degree to which reliable genetic effects are statistically significant 
D)  the degree to which genetic effects will replicate in an additional sample 
A)  the variance in a trait that is due to genetic influences 
B)  the degree to which genetic influences in a trait are due to inheritance 
C)  the degree to which reliable genetic effects are statistically significant 
D)  the degree to which genetic effects will replicate in an additional sample

Question 2

What is the heritability coefficient? Explain how it is calculated and what information heritability statistics provide to researchers.

Accepted Answer

The heritability coefficient is a statis

Question 3

The ________ refers to the underlying genetic structure that leads to the observable ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phenotype; genogram 
B)  genotype; phenotype 
C)  phenotype; genotype 
D)  genetic map; genetic architecture 
A)  phenotype; genogram 
B)  genotype; phenotype 
C)  phenotype; genotype 
D)  genetic map; genetic architecture

Question 4

There are controversies related to evolutionary theorizing with respect to the difficulty in providing an evolutionary explanation to rare behaviors.This has been called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  low base rate fallacy 
B)  dilemma of the rarely exercised option 
C)  spurious causation fallacy 
D)  naturalistic fallacy 
A)  low base rate fallacy 
B)  dilemma of the rarely exercised option 
C)  spurious causation fallacy 
D)  naturalistic fallacy

Question 5

All of the following are reasonable complications to evolutionary personality theory EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  males' looks are extremely important to many women 
B)  women that are very thin lack sufficient body fat to menstruate 
C)  the degree to which someone is considered physically attractive can be influenced by how much we like them 
D)  women and men often abandon their children 
A)  males' looks are extremely important to many women 
B)  women that are very thin lack sufficient body fat to menstruate 
C)  the degree to which someone is considered physically attractive can be influenced by how much we like them 
D)  women and men often abandon their children

Question 6

The field of study that attempts to explain how individual differences in behavior (i.e.,personality traits)are shared by biological relatives is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary biology 
B)  behavioral genetics 
C)  heritability science 
D)  behavioral Darwinism. 
A)  evolutionary biology 
B)  behavioral genetics 
C)  heritability science 
D)  behavioral Darwinism.

What is the scientific benefit of knowing a trait's heritability coefficient?

What is the heritability coefficient? Explain how it is calculated and what information heritability statistics provide to researchers.

The refers to the underlying genetic structure that leads to the observable .

There are controversies related to evolutionary theorizing with respect to the difficulty in providing an evolutionary explanation to rare behaviors.This has been called the ________.

All of the following are reasonable complications to evolutionary personality theory EXCEPT ________.

The field of study that attempts to explain how individual differences in behavior (i.e.,personality traits)are shared by biological relatives is called ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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

What is the scientific benefit of knowing a trait's heritability coefficient?

What is the heritability coefficient? Explain how it is calculated and what information heritability statistics provide to researchers.

The ________ refers to the underlying genetic structure that leads to the observable ________.

There are controversies related to evolutionary theorizing with respect to the difficulty in providing an evolutionary explanation to rare behaviors.This has been called the ________.

All of the following are reasonable complications to evolutionary personality theory EXCEPT ________.

The field of study that attempts to explain how individual differences in behavior (i.e.,personality traits)are shared by biological relatives is called ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Filters

The refers to the underlying genetic structure that leads to the observable .