Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Most studies use adoption designs so there is no genetic link between parents and children. 
B)  It is difficult to measure parenting behavior with much reliability. 
C)  In most studies of parenting, parents and kids share genetic material. 
D)  Shared environmental factors were substantially larger than nonshared factors.

Question 2

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 ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  molecular geneticists identified the specific alleles associated with each of the Big Five personality traits 
B)  the shared family environment actually has a larger effect on personality than does shared nonfamily environment (i.e., school) 
C)  the shared environment was related to certain aspects of personality when personality was measured through direct behavioral observation 
D)  the shared environment was related to personality when personality was measured through self-report data

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  societies' norms reflect men's greater size and strength and women's role in childbearing more than biologically hardwired behavioral tendencies 
B)  social norms are shaped by evolutionary forces and therefore impossible to change 
C)  social norms regarding child care vary dramatically from one culture to the next 
D)  the great diversity of gender roles across cultures undermines evolutionary perspectives

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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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?

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?