Question 1

This statistic represents the degree to which genes and environments contribute to the variation among people in a particular sample on that trait.

Accepted Answer

A)  heredity 
B)  heritability 
C)  regression 
D)  correlation coefficient

Question 2

Cultures that place a heavy emphasis on quality of life, family, and relationships are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  friendly 
B)  feminine 
C)  masculine 
D)  collectivist

Question 3

What does it mean to say that the United States is an individualist culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the accomplishments and welfare of the individual are stressed ahead of the group 
B) the importance of the individual is emphasized less than that of the group 
C)  the traditional behaviors of the individual sexes are restricted in specific ways 
D)  the accomplishments of groups are held in high esteem

Question 4

Which of the following situations did both Americans and Hindu Brahmans agree was morally wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  cutting in line 
B)  addressing one's father by his first name 
C)  beating a woman for being unfaithful 
D)  eating beef

Question 5

The functional units of DNA grouped along chromosomes are also known as

Accepted Answer

A)  alleles 
B)  dominants 
C)  genes 
D)  genotypes

Question 6

Chromosomes are found in which part of a cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  soma 
B)  nucleus 
C)  endoplasmic reticulm 
D)  golgi apparatus

Question 7

According to Charles Darwin, the reason that species do not reproduce with unlimited numerical growth is that variations in traits among members of a species lead to different likelihoods of survival in any given environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All of the following activities were not considered morally wrong by Americans, but were considered morally wrong by Hindu Brahmans, except

Accepted Answer

A)  A husband cooks for his wife 
B)  A wife eats with her husband and his elder brother 
C)  A male child is given a larger inheritance than his sisters 
D)  An eldest son gets a haircut and eats chicken the day after the death of his father.

Question 9

A gene-environment correlation can be said to exist in all of the following examples, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucia's IQ, inherited from her parents, leads her to repeatedly ask for explanations about things she doesn't understand. 
B)  Juan's shy temperament, inherited from his parents, led many people to treat him as if he was very anxious. 
C)  Pavel's reading skills were inherited from his parents, who also filled the house with books. 
D)  Jake's cystic fibrosis, inherited from his parents, led to repeated hospitalizations as a youth.

Question 10

Dr. Freeman is a clinical psychologist who studies how inner-city neighborhood life effects the development of attachment styles between young mothers and their sons. Dr. Freeman's research is most in line with the

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical perspective 
B)  cultural perspective 
C)  sociocultural perspective 
D)  evolutionary perspective

Question 11

In the human genome, ____________ molecules provide directions for production of ___________ molecules that create proteins and amino acids.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the human genome, ____________ molecules provide...

Question 12

The sociocultural perspective on psychology is interested in making judgments about all cultures based on universality of several basic motivating and cultural factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Research on the heritability of psychological traits has typically targeted two populations. Identify those populations and give a description of a gene-environment correlation and a gene-environment interaction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research on the heritability of psychological traits...

Question 14

Which of the following is not true of a "natural" experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) An experimenter can draw conclusions about causation. 
B) Nature controls some of the variables. 
C)  True random assignment to conditions is possible. 
D)  The code of ethics for human-subjects research must be applied.

Question 15

The human genome is the set of genetic instructions for the

Accepted Answer

A) development of human personality characteristics. 
B)  percentage of genetic difference between species of organisms. 
C)  distribution of neural cells in the brain and spinal cord. 
D)  building of the human organism by amino acids and proteins.

Question 16

In the nature-nurture debate, nature stands for

Accepted Answer

A)  non-biological, learned characteristics 
B)  biological, innate characteristics 
C)  interactions between cultural and evolutionary traits 
D)  functions of the family environment

Question 17

Rashida's love of music was probably the result of a passive gene-environment correlation because her father's music production career enabled her to explore her musical interests at an early age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A scientist who studies behavior genetics would be most interested in

Accepted Answer

A)  the influence of the environment on the development of traits and behaviors. 
B) the individual differences in heredity of phenotypes 
C)  the development of sexual and aggressive behavior in chimpanzees 
D)  the influence of genes and environments on different traits and behaviors

Question 19

Paul Rozin's research comparing Hindu and American college students' cultural attitudes revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  the students answered according to the individualist or collectivist nature of their cultures 
B)  the Americans' answers to the survey items were often unreliable 
C)  the responses from both groups illustrated a large degree of individual differences among members of the same culture 
D)  the Hindu students' answers reflected their individualist ideals

Question 20

What is most interesting about the sexual selection in the ophidon pipefish?

Accepted Answer

A)  the male of the species invests the most to reproduction 
B)  the males of the species invests the least to reproduction 
C)  the female of the species usually shares reproductive responsibilities 
D)  the male of the species has no reproductive responsibilities

Exam 3: The Nature and Nurture of Behavior

This statistic represents the degree to which genes and environments contribute to the variation among people in a particular sample on that trait.

Cultures that place a heavy emphasis on quality of life, family, and relationships are referred to as

What does it mean to say that the United States is an individualist culture?

Which of the following situations did both Americans and Hindu Brahmans agree was morally wrong?

The functional units of DNA grouped along chromosomes are also known as

Chromosomes are found in which part of a cell?

According to Charles Darwin, the reason that species do not reproduce with unlimited numerical growth is that variations in traits among members of a species lead to different likelihoods of survival in any given environment.

All of the following activities were not considered morally wrong by Americans, but were considered morally wrong by Hindu Brahmans, except

A gene-environment correlation can be said to exist in all of the following examples, EXCEPT

Dr. Freeman is a clinical psychologist who studies how inner-city neighborhood life effects the development of attachment styles between young mothers and their sons. Dr. Freeman's research is most in line with the

In the human genome, __ molecules provide directions for production of _ molecules that create proteins and amino acids.

The sociocultural perspective on psychology is interested in making judgments about all cultures based on universality of several basic motivating and cultural factors.

Research on the heritability of psychological traits has typically targeted two populations. Identify those populations and give a description of a gene-environment correlation and a gene-environment interaction.

Which of the following is not true of a "natural" experiment?

The human genome is the set of genetic instructions for the

In the nature-nurture debate, nature stands for

Rashida's love of music was probably the result of a passive gene-environment correlation because her father's music production career enabled her to explore her musical interests at an early age.

A scientist who studies behavior genetics would be most interested in

Paul Rozin's research comparing Hindu and American college students' cultural attitudes revealed that

What is most interesting about the sexual selection in the ophidon pipefish?