Transcript Midterm - Unit 3C Review

iClicker Questions for
Psychology for AP
by David G. Myers
Karla Gingerich, Colorado State University
Unit Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology,
and Behavior
Adoptive parents are least likely to
influence the ________ of their adopted
children.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
personality traits
religious beliefs
political attitudes
moral values
You and the President share __________
of your DNA.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
very little
one fourth
half
nearly all
Little Bethany loves new faces and stimuli, and
laughs easily. People respond to her with playful
smiles and tickles, which makes her giggle and ask
for more. This represents ___________ between
genetic predispositions and environments.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
an interaction
natural selection
heritability
gender typing
The similarity between the intelligence test
scores of nontwin siblings reared together
is:
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A. greater than that between identical twins reared apart.
B. equal to that between fraternal twins reared together.
C. greater than that between unrelated adoptive siblings
reared together.
D. less than that between children and their biological
parents.
Researchers found somewhat higher levels
of homosexuality among males who have:
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B.
C.
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older brothers.
more than one sister.
no siblings.
been raised by only their mother.
Critical Thinking Questions
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Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little
girls are made of. . .This saying reflects
perspectives about human beings. Which of
the following perspectives does this saying
reflect?
A.
B.
C.
D.
nature
nurture
both nature and nurture
neither nature nor nurture
You are what you eat. This saying reflects
perspectives about human beings. Which
of the following perspectives does this
saying reflect?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
nature
nurture
both nature and nurture
neither nature nor nurture
All men are created equal. This saying
reflects perspectives about human
beings. Which of the following
perspectives does this saying reflect?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
nature
nurture
both nature and nurture
neither nature nor nurture
Which of the following is NOT among the most
common criticisms of twin studies?
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A. Adoption agencies tend to place separated
twins in similar homes.
B. There are not enough available comparisons
of fraternal and identical twins for this line of
research to be convincing.
C. After being reunited, many twins spend years
getting acquainted before being tested by
researchers.
D. Twins look alike, evoking similar responses
from the environment.
If weight were 50 percent heritable, it
would be most accurate to say that:
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A. your weight is equally influenced by nature and by
nurture.
B. your mother’s genes are responsible for half of your
weight, and your father’s genes explain the other half.
C. nature explains about half of the differences we
observe among people.
D. there is very little you can do to override the power
of your genes in influencing your weight.