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

What is the biggest confound in a typical parenting study that examines the correlation between parenting practices and the behaviors of offspring?

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Question 81

In the past, some psychologists have concluded that shared family environments have little or no effect on personality development. Recent research has cast doubt on such conclusions by finding that ________.

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Question 82

The heritability of IQ is higher in impoverished families than in more economically advantaged families.

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Question 83

In responding to evolutionary theorizing, Eagly and Wood (1999) suggest that ________.

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Question 84

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

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What is the biggest confound in a typical parenting study that examines the correlation between parenting practices and the behaviors of offspring?

In the past, some psychologists have concluded that shared family environments have little or no effect on personality development. Recent research has cast doubt on such conclusions by finding that ________.

The heritability of IQ is higher in impoverished families than in more economically advantaged families.

In responding to evolutionary theorizing, Eagly and Wood (1999) suggest that ________.

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

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

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 Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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