Question 1

There is strong evidence that genes play a significant role in intelligence, accounting for ________ of group variation in IQ.

Accepted Answer

A) 25-30% 
B) 30-40% 
C) 40-50% 
D) 50-70% 
A) 25-30% 
B) 30-40% 
C) 40-50% 
D) 50-70%

Question 2

Certain basic personality traits that are found across all cultures may have evolved to helpus achieve which two overriding goals?

Accepted Answer

A) Establishing cooperative relationships and mate selection 
B) Establishing positions of dominance and reproduction of the species 
C) Reproduction of the species and physical survival 
D) Physical survival and social contacts 
A) Establishing cooperative relationships and mate selection 
B) Establishing positions of dominance and reproduction of the species 
C) Reproduction of the species and physical survival 
D) Physical survival and social contacts

Question 3

Evolutionarily, what function or functions does aggression serve?

Accepted Answer

Aggression, from an evolutionary perspec

Question 4

Discuss the gender differences and similarities in mate preferences.

Accepted Answer

Gender differences and similarities in m

Question 5

One problem with studying identical and fraternal twins raised together or apart is that

Accepted Answer

A) Often twins raised apart have very similar environments. 
B) Identical twins that are raised together may be treated more similarly than fraternal twins, which could account for their greater behavioural similarity. 
C) Fraternal twins may be male and female whereas identical twins are always either both male or female. 
D) There is no control over the environments of twins who are raised apart. 
A) Often twins raised apart have very similar environments. 
B) Identical twins that are raised together may be treated more similarly than fraternal twins, which could account for their greater behavioural similarity. 
C) Fraternal twins may be male and female whereas identical twins are always either both male or female. 
D) There is no control over the environments of twins who are raised apart.

Question 6

A mother risks her own life by rushing into a burning house to save her son. How can we explain this behaviour from a behavioural genetic viewpoint?

Accepted Answer

A) She feels she should help her son because it is expected of her 
B) She feels she should contribute to the welfare of the society 
C) Protection of her offspring is an essential element of the loving bond between mother and child 
D) Kin selection 
E) Reciprocal altruism 
A) She feels she should help her son because it is expected of her 
B) She feels she should contribute to the welfare of the society 
C) Protection of her offspring is an essential element of the loving bond between mother and child 
D) Kin selection 
E) Reciprocal altruism

Question 7

What is wrong with the idea that genes have invariant and unavoidable effects that cannot be altered?

Accepted Answer

The idea that genes have invariant and u

Question 8

How did Buss (1989) evaluate his hypotheses about sex difference in the ideal mate?

Accepted Answer

A) Laboratory experiment 
B) Cross-cultural survey 
C) Naturalistic observation 
D) Autobiography 
A) Laboratory experiment 
B) Cross-cultural survey 
C) Naturalistic observation 
D) Autobiography

Question 9

A primary function of a dominance hierarchy is to

Accepted Answer

A) increase aggression in the group 
B) decrease aggression in the group 
C) increase competition for resources 
D) decrease number of offspring 
A) increase aggression in the group 
B) decrease aggression in the group 
C) increase competition for resources 
D) decrease number of offspring

Question 10

The heritability coefficient for intelligence is.50. This means that

Accepted Answer

A) 50 percent of the variation in the intelligence of an individual is related to genetic factors 
B) 50 percent of the variation of intelligence between groups of people is related to genetic factors 
C) 50 percent of the variation of intelligence within a group of people is related to genetic factors 
D) 50 percent of the variation of intelligence in a group of people is related to environmental factors 
A) 50 percent of the variation in the intelligence of an individual is related to genetic factors 
B) 50 percent of the variation of intelligence between groups of people is related to genetic factors 
C) 50 percent of the variation of intelligence within a group of people is related to genetic factors 
D) 50 percent of the variation of intelligence in a group of people is related to environmental factors

Question 11

When sperm fertilizes an egg, the new cell has

Accepted Answer

A) 46 genes 
B) 23 genes 
C) 46 chromosomes 
D) 23 chromosomes 
A) 46 genes 
B) 23 genes 
C) 46 chromosomes 
D) 23 chromosomes

Question 12

Any phenotypic expression that is the result of a number of gene pairs is produced by

Accepted Answer

A) dominant expression 
B) recessive expression 
C) polygenic transmission 
D) genome sequencing 
E) chromosomal knockout 
A) dominant expression 
B) recessive expression 
C) polygenic transmission 
D) genome sequencing 
E) chromosomal knockout

Question 13

All EXCEPT which one of the following is involved in reading aloud

Accepted Answer

A) visual processing 
B) cognition 
C) auditory processing 
D) motor ability 
A) visual processing 
B) cognition 
C) auditory processing 
D) motor ability

Question 14

A genetically determined trait may have an upper and lower limit, and the environment may determine the exact level of the trait that ultimately gets expressed. This is referred to as the concept of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) genetic potential 
B) reaction range 
C) concordance 
D) gene knockout 
A) genetic potential 
B) reaction range 
C) concordance 
D) gene knockout

Question 15

If our ancestors' mental abilities increased in parallel with an increase in brain size, why has the size of our brain not continued increasing?

Accepted Answer

A) The human skull is currently as large as the exoskeleton will support. 
B) Factors other than the brain also determine human capabilities. 
C) Although humans continue to evolve, language, memory, and attention are fully developed. 
D) This evolutionary mechanism is still at work; it just evolves more slowly than previously thought. 
A) The human skull is currently as large as the exoskeleton will support. 
B) Factors other than the brain also determine human capabilities. 
C) Although humans continue to evolve, language, memory, and attention are fully developed. 
D) This evolutionary mechanism is still at work; it just evolves more slowly than previously thought.

Question 16

George has blue eyes. What do we know for sure about George's parents?

Accepted Answer

A) Both parents had only dominant alleles for eye colour. 
B) One parent had dominant alleles for eye colour and the other had both dominant and recessive. 
C) Each must have carried a recessive gene for blue eyes. 
D) Both parents had green eyes. 
E) We cannot really predict the genotype for George's parents. 
A) Both parents had only dominant alleles for eye colour. 
B) One parent had dominant alleles for eye colour and the other had both dominant and recessive. 
C) Each must have carried a recessive gene for blue eyes. 
D) Both parents had green eyes. 
E) We cannot really predict the genotype for George's parents.

Question 17

Researchers are interested in how heritable intelligence is. Aamina agrees to participate in a study in which her IQ is compared to both her adoptive and her biological parents' IQs. She is participating in a(n) ___________ study.

Accepted Answer

A) twin 
B) correlational 
C) heritability 
D) adoption 
E) experimental 
A) twin 
B) correlational 
C) heritability 
D) adoption 
E) experimental

Question 18

Despite strides made by the feminist movement, women are more likely than men to leave a full-time career to take care of children. Because most modern stressors and challenges can be handled equally well by males and females, proponents of __________________ would argue that this is due not to genetics but to societal norms.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual strategies 
B) social influence 
C) evolutionary personality 
D) strategic pluralism 
E) eugenics 
A) sexual strategies 
B) social influence 
C) evolutionary personality 
D) strategic pluralism 
E) eugenics

Question 19

In order to determine whether a trait is dominant or recessive we need to look at

Accepted Answer

A) chromosomes 
B) genes 
C) alleles 
D) knockout DNA 
E) the zygote 
A) chromosomes 
B) genes 
C) alleles 
D) knockout DNA 
E) the zygote

Question 20

The theory that states that we are most likely to help others with whom we share the most genes is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the norm of social responsibility theory 
B) reciprocal altruism theory 
C) empathy theory 
D) kin selection theory of altruism 
A) the norm of social responsibility theory 
B) reciprocal altruism theory 
C) empathy theory 
D) kin selection theory of altruism

There is strong evidence that genes play a significant role in intelligence, accounting for ________ of group variation in IQ.

Certain basic personality traits that are found across all cultures may have evolved to helpus achieve which two overriding goals?

Evolutionarily, what function or functions does aggression serve?

Discuss the gender differences and similarities in mate preferences.

One problem with studying identical and fraternal twins raised together or apart is that

A mother risks her own life by rushing into a burning house to save her son. How can we explain this behaviour from a behavioural genetic viewpoint?

What is wrong with the idea that genes have invariant and unavoidable effects that cannot be altered?

How did Buss (1989) evaluate his hypotheses about sex difference in the ideal mate?

A primary function of a dominance hierarchy is to

The heritability coefficient for intelligence is.50. This means that

When sperm fertilizes an egg, the new cell has

Any phenotypic expression that is the result of a number of gene pairs is produced by

All EXCEPT which one of the following is involved in reading aloud

A genetically determined trait may have an upper and lower limit, and the environment may determine the exact level of the trait that ultimately gets expressed. This is referred to as the concept of ______.

If our ancestors' mental abilities increased in parallel with an increase in brain size, why has the size of our brain not continued increasing?

George has blue eyes. What do we know for sure about George's parents?

Researchers are interested in how heritable intelligence is. Aamina agrees to participate in a study in which her IQ is compared to both her adoptive and her biological parents' IQs. She is participating in a(n) ___________ study.

In order to determine whether a trait is dominant or recessive we need to look at

The theory that states that we are most likely to help others with whom we share the most genes is known as

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Exam 4: Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

There is strong evidence that genes play a significant role in intelligence, accounting for ________ of group variation in IQ.

Certain basic personality traits that are found across all cultures may have evolved to helpus achieve which two overriding goals?

Evolutionarily, what function or functions does aggression serve?

Discuss the gender differences and similarities in mate preferences.

One problem with studying identical and fraternal twins raised together or apart is that

A mother risks her own life by rushing into a burning house to save her son. How can we explain this behaviour from a behavioural genetic viewpoint?

What is wrong with the idea that genes have invariant and unavoidable effects that cannot be altered?

How did Buss (1989) evaluate his hypotheses about sex difference in the ideal mate?

A primary function of a dominance hierarchy is to

The heritability coefficient for intelligence is.50. This means that

When sperm fertilizes an egg, the new cell has

Any phenotypic expression that is the result of a number of gene pairs is produced by

All EXCEPT which one of the following is involved in reading aloud

A genetically determined trait may have an upper and lower limit, and the environment may determine the exact level of the trait that ultimately gets expressed. This is referred to as the concept of ______.

If our ancestors' mental abilities increased in parallel with an increase in brain size, why has the size of our brain not continued increasing?

George has blue eyes. What do we know for sure about George's parents?

Researchers are interested in how heritable intelligence is. Aamina agrees to participate in a study in which her IQ is compared to both her adoptive and her biological parents' IQs. She is participating in a(n) ___________ study.

In order to determine whether a trait is dominant or recessive we need to look at

The theory that states that we are most likely to help others with whom we share the most genes is known as

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Filters