Question 1

Caris is very artistically talented and chooses to spend much of her time drawing and painting. This is a good example of

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A)  a passive gene-environment relation. 
B)  an evocative gene-environment relation. 
C)  a reaction range. 
D)  niche-picking. 
A)  a passive gene-environment relation. 
B)  an evocative gene-environment relation. 
C)  a reaction range. 
D)  niche-picking.

Question 2

The behavioral consequences of genetic instructions depend on the environment in which those interactions develop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Inherited disorders

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A)  are more often caused by recessive alleles than by dominant alleles. 
B)  are more often caused by dominant alleles than by recessive alleles. 
C)  are due to dominant alleles about half the time. 
D)  do not usually seriously impair a child's development. 
A)  are more often caused by recessive alleles than by dominant alleles. 
B)  are more often caused by dominant alleles than by recessive alleles. 
C)  are due to dominant alleles about half the time. 
D)  do not usually seriously impair a child's development.

Question 4

Most behavioral and psychological characteristics follow a(n) __________ pattern of genetic inheritance.

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A)  dominant-recessive 
B)  incomplete dominance 
C)  sex-linked 
D)  polygenic 
A)  dominant-recessive 
B)  incomplete dominance 
C)  sex-linked 
D)  polygenic

Question 5

If the allele for brown eyes is dominant and the allele for blue eyes is recessive, which genotype produces a person with blue eyes?

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A)  A blue-eyed person is homozygous with two alleles for brown eyes. 
B)  A blue-eyed person is homozygous with two alleles for blue eyes. 
C)  A blue-eyed person is heterozygous with one allele for blue eyes and one allele for brown eyes. 
D)  The alleles for eye color are demonstrating codominance. 
A)  A blue-eyed person is homozygous with two alleles for brown eyes. 
B)  A blue-eyed person is homozygous with two alleles for blue eyes. 
C)  A blue-eyed person is heterozygous with one allele for blue eyes and one allele for brown eyes. 
D)  The alleles for eye color are demonstrating codominance.

Question 6

Who has the greatest risk of having a child with Down syndrome?

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A)  15-year-old Meredith 
B)  22-year-old Katie 
C)  36-year-old Lisa 
D)  44-year-old Susan 
A)  15-year-old Meredith 
B)  22-year-old Katie 
C)  36-year-old Lisa 
D)  44-year-old Susan

Question 7

In adoption studies, if a behavior has genetic roots, adopted children should behave more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Intelligence has a heritability coefficient of about .5 which means

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A)  about 50% of an individual's intelligence is due to heredity. 
B)  about 50% of the differences in intelligence between people is due to heredity. 
C)  about 50% of an individual's intelligence is due to environmental factors. 
D)  about 50% of the differences in intelligence between people is unable to be measured. 
A)  about 50% of an individual's intelligence is due to heredity. 
B)  about 50% of the differences in intelligence between people is due to heredity. 
C)  about 50% of an individual's intelligence is due to environmental factors. 
D)  about 50% of the differences in intelligence between people is unable to be measured.

Question 9

In 2010, Dale, Harlaar, Haworth, and Plomin completed a twin study in which they found evidence suggesting an important role for heredity in the ease with which adolescents learn a second language. Given this,

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A)  skill in foreign language was more similar among fraternal twins than among identical twins. 
B)  skill in foreign language was more similar among identical twins than among fraternal twins. 
C)  skill in foreign language was equal among fraternal and identical twins. 
D)  skill in foreign language cannot be evaluated using a twin study. 
A)  skill in foreign language was more similar among fraternal twins than among identical twins. 
B)  skill in foreign language was more similar among identical twins than among fraternal twins. 
C)  skill in foreign language was equal among fraternal and identical twins. 
D)  skill in foreign language cannot be evaluated using a twin study.

Question 10

A heritability coefficient estimates the extent to which differences within an individual reflect heredity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Plomin's study of the effects of heredity on intelligence

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A)  adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their adoptive parents' skills and they became more similar as the children grew older. 
B)  adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their biological parents' skills, but they became less similar as the children grew older. 
C)  adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their adoptive parents' skills, but they became less similar as the children grew older. 
D)  adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their biological parents' skills and they became more similar as the children grew older. 
A)  adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their adoptive parents' skills and they became more similar as the children grew older. 
B)  adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their biological parents' skills, but they became less similar as the children grew older. 
C)  adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their adoptive parents' skills, but they became less similar as the children grew older. 
D)  adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their biological parents' skills and they became more similar as the children grew older.

Question 12

Name and briefly describe some common disorders associated with recessive alleles.

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A good answer will include the following

Question 13

One problem with twin studies is that the experiences of identical twins may be more similar than the experiences of fraternal twins, so that heredity appears to have a greater influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Victor is tall and has below-normal intelligence. He has symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A)  Turner's syndrome. 
B)  XXX syndrome. 
C)  XYY complement. 
D)  Y syndrome. 
A)  Turner's syndrome. 
B)  XXX syndrome. 
C)  XYY complement. 
D)  Y syndrome.

Question 15

Sadie is depressed. You would be most likely to find that

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A)  Sadie's identical twin is depressed. 
B)  Sadie's adoptive mother is depressed. 
C)  Sadie's brother is depressed. 
D)  no one else in Sadie's family is depressed. 
A)  Sadie's identical twin is depressed. 
B)  Sadie's adoptive mother is depressed. 
C)  Sadie's brother is depressed. 
D)  no one else in Sadie's family is depressed.

Question 16

When phenotypes are caused by the combined effect of many separate genes, the pattern of inheritance is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  polygenic inheritance. 
B)  dominant-recessive. 
C)  codominant. 
D)  sex-linked inheritance. 
A)  polygenic inheritance. 
B)  dominant-recessive. 
C)  codominant. 
D)  sex-linked inheritance.

Question 17

Explain the general properties of the paths from genes to behavior.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 18

Debbie and Paul are thinking about starting a family, but are a little hesitant because there is a history of phenylketonuria in Debbie's family. What should Debbie and Paul do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They should adopt a child if they want children. Anyone with a history of inherited disease in their family should not have children. 
B)  They should go ahead and try to start a family. If Debbie is a carrier of the disease, she is unlikely to be able to get pregnant. 
C)  They should go ahead and start trying. Phenylketonuria is not an inherited disease. 
D)  They should go to genetic counseling to determine what the odds are that they will pass on the disease. 
A)  They should adopt a child if they want children. Anyone with a history of inherited disease in their family should not have children. 
B)  They should go ahead and try to start a family. If Debbie is a carrier of the disease, she is unlikely to be able to get pregnant. 
C)  They should go ahead and start trying. Phenylketonuria is not an inherited disease. 
D)  They should go to genetic counseling to determine what the odds are that they will pass on the disease.

Question 19

Alleles

Accepted Answer

A)  in a chromosome pair are always identical. 
B)  in a chromosome pair are always different. 
C)  in a chromosome pair are sometimes identical and sometimes different. 
D)  occur singly, not in pairs. 
A)  in a chromosome pair are always identical. 
B)  in a chromosome pair are always different. 
C)  in a chromosome pair are sometimes identical and sometimes different. 
D)  occur singly, not in pairs.

Question 20

When one allele does not dominate another completely, it is a case of

Accepted Answer

A)  recessive inheritance. 
B)  incomplete dominance. 
C)  phenotype. 
D)  polygenic inheritance. 
A)  recessive inheritance. 
B)  incomplete dominance. 
C)  phenotype. 
D)  polygenic inheritance.

Caris is very artistically talented and chooses to spend much of her time drawing and painting. This is a good example of

The behavioral consequences of genetic instructions depend on the environment in which those interactions develop.

Inherited disorders

Most behavioral and psychological characteristics follow a(n) __________ pattern of genetic inheritance.

If the allele for brown eyes is dominant and the allele for blue eyes is recessive, which genotype produces a person with blue eyes?

Who has the greatest risk of having a child with Down syndrome?

In adoption studies, if a behavior has genetic roots, adopted children should behave more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents.

Intelligence has a heritability coefficient of about .5 which means

In 2010, Dale, Harlaar, Haworth, and Plomin completed a twin study in which they found evidence suggesting an important role for heredity in the ease with which adolescents learn a second language. Given this,

A heritability coefficient estimates the extent to which differences within an individual reflect heredity.

In Plomin's study of the effects of heredity on intelligence

Name and briefly describe some common disorders associated with recessive alleles.

One problem with twin studies is that the experiences of identical twins may be more similar than the experiences of fraternal twins, so that heredity appears to have a greater influence.

Victor is tall and has below-normal intelligence. He has symptoms of

Sadie is depressed. You would be most likely to find that

When phenotypes are caused by the combined effect of many separate genes, the pattern of inheritance is referred to as

Explain the general properties of the paths from genes to behavior.

Debbie and Paul are thinking about starting a family, but are a little hesitant because there is a history of phenylketonuria in Debbie's family. What should Debbie and Paul do?

Alleles

When one allele does not dominate another completely, it is a case of

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Exam 2: Genetic Bases of Child Development

Caris is very artistically talented and chooses to spend much of her time drawing and painting. This is a good example of

The behavioral consequences of genetic instructions depend on the environment in which those interactions develop.

Inherited disorders

Most behavioral and psychological characteristics follow a(n) __________ pattern of genetic inheritance.

If the allele for brown eyes is dominant and the allele for blue eyes is recessive, which genotype produces a person with blue eyes?

Who has the greatest risk of having a child with Down syndrome?

In adoption studies, if a behavior has genetic roots, adopted children should behave more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents.

Intelligence has a heritability coefficient of about .5 which means

In 2010, Dale, Harlaar, Haworth, and Plomin completed a twin study in which they found evidence suggesting an important role for heredity in the ease with which adolescents learn a second language. Given this,

A heritability coefficient estimates the extent to which differences within an individual reflect heredity.

In Plomin's study of the effects of heredity on intelligence

Name and briefly describe some common disorders associated with recessive alleles.

One problem with twin studies is that the experiences of identical twins may be more similar than the experiences of fraternal twins, so that heredity appears to have a greater influence.

Victor is tall and has below-normal intelligence. He has symptoms of

Sadie is depressed. You would be most likely to find that

When phenotypes are caused by the combined effect of many separate genes, the pattern of inheritance is referred to as

Explain the general properties of the paths from genes to behavior.

Debbie and Paul are thinking about starting a family, but are a little hesitant because there is a history of phenylketonuria in Debbie's family. What should Debbie and Paul do?

Alleles

When one allele does not dominate another completely, it is a case of

The Science of Child Development

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Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

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Moral Understanding and Behavior

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