Exam 9: The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

According to the sociometer hypothesis, depression evolved as a way to monitor how much we are accepted by others.

Much of the world is changing toward a setting where physical strength matters less and alternative child-care arrangements are possible. The view that men's and women's behavioral tendencies are determined by social structure implies that ________.

What term refers to different forms of the same gene?

Studies focused on ________ are interested in learning how early experiences shape genetic expression.

A scientist who tries to determine how differences in a particular trait are correlated with differences in a particular gene is using the ________ method.

If Sally believes that anything natural is morally acceptable, she is committing a ________ fallacy.

The idea that feelings of self-esteem evolved to gauge social acceptance is known as the ________ theory.

How can the study of gene-environment interactions explain some enduring puzzles in psychology? Provide specific examples of gene-environment interactions described in the book and explain why these findings are potentially important.

According to an evolutionary analysis of reactions to depression, crying is a wasteful use of energy and resources.

Most epigenetic studies have been conducted with humans.

Half-siblings share about how much genetic material on average?

________ searches for specific genes that are linked with particular personality attributes.

The short allele form of 5-HTT is thought to be the riskier form for a high level of neuroticism.

A researcher who attempts to show how self-serving biases may have facilitated survival is taking a behavioral genetic approach.

The ________ refers to the underlying genetic structure that leads to the observable ________.

If a trait is influenced by genes, then it ought to be more highly correlated across pairs of ________ than across pairs of ________.

The field of study that attempts to explain how patterns of behavior characteristic of the entire human species originated because of the survival value they had for our ancestors is called ________.

The prevalence for the short allele of 5-HTT is higher in Caucasians than in Japanese populations.

It is widely argued that single genes have strong links to personality attributes.

What do men and women want from potential mates according to evolutionary theory? Where are there similarities and where are there differences? How does this lead to specific gender differences in mate preferences and reactions to particular kinds of infidelity?