Question 1

_____ refers to individual differences in the collection of genes of each person.

Accepted Answer

A) Heritability 
B) Phenotypic variance 
C) Genotypic variance 
D) Environmentality 
A) Heritability 
B) Phenotypic variance 
C) Genotypic variance 
D) Environmentality C

Question 2

Research indicates that shared environmental factors correlate about _____ with personality.

Accepted Answer

A) .05 
B) .25 
C) .50 
D) .65 
A) .05 
B) .25 
C) .50 
D) .65 A

Question 3

A parent shares, on average, _____ percent of his or her genes with each child.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 100 
A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 100 B

Question 4

The idea that individuals with different genotypes respond differently to the same environmental cues is called

Accepted Answer

A) passive genotype-environment interaction. 
B) genotype-environment interaction. 
C) active genotype-environment correlation. 
D) genotype-environment correlation. 
A) passive genotype-environment interaction. 
B) genotype-environment interaction. 
C) active genotype-environment correlation. 
D) genotype-environment correlation.

Question 5

Behavioral geneticists are generally NOT interested in the

Accepted Answer

A) percentage of variance due to environment. 
B) percentage of variance due to genes. 
C) percentage of genetic variance in an individual. 
D) ways in which genes and the environment interact to form personality. 
A) percentage of variance due to environment. 
B) percentage of variance due to genes. 
C) percentage of genetic variance in an individual. 
D) ways in which genes and the environment interact to form personality.

Question 6

Chimpanzees show moderate heritability for dominance and

Accepted Answer

A) extraversion. 
B) well-being. 
C) aggressiveness. 
D) sociability. 
A) extraversion. 
B) well-being. 
C) aggressiveness. 
D) sociability.

Question 7

Alex scores high on the neuroticism scale.He acts extremely anxious much of the time, which causes other people to constantly try to calm him.The responses Alex elicits from others are an example of a _____ genotype-environment correlation.

Accepted Answer

A) active 
B) reactive 
C) elicative 
D) evocative 
A) active 
B) reactive 
C) elicative 
D) evocative

Question 8

Selective placement is a potential problem with behavior genetics studies as it artificially inflates the

Accepted Answer

A) estimates of genetic influences. 
B) estimates of nonshared family environment. 
C) estimates of environmental influences. 
D) effects of the equal environments assumption. 
A) estimates of genetic influences. 
B) estimates of nonshared family environment. 
C) estimates of environmental influences. 
D) effects of the equal environments assumption.

Question 9

The human genome contains about _____ separate genes.

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000-15,000 
B) 20,000-40,000 
C) 30,000-40,000 
D) 1,000,000-2,000,000 
A) 10,000-15,000 
B) 20,000-40,000 
C) 30,000-40,000 
D) 1,000,000-2,000,000

Question 10

If adopted children differ in important ways from most other people, it would violate the _____ assumption.

Accepted Answer

A) representativeness 
B) equal environments 
C) eugenics 
D) shared family environment 
A) representativeness 
B) equal environments 
C) eugenics 
D) shared family environment

Question 11

Most major personality traits

Accepted Answer

A) have been found to be moderately heritable. 
B) have been found to be not at all heritable. 
C) have not been studied with respect to heritability. 
D) are more heritable than height. 
A) have been found to be moderately heritable. 
B) have been found to be not at all heritable. 
C) have not been studied with respect to heritability. 
D) are more heritable than height.

Question 12

One problem with attempting to study the effects of nonshared family environment is that

Accepted Answer

A) there are myriad environmental variables that affect personality, but each may have only a small effect. 
B) the nonshared environmental effects on each child in the family are too subtle to analyze with current methods. 
C) the effects of shared family environments interfere with clearly observing the effects of the nonshared family environments. 
D) the equal environments assumption is violated by variables attributable to nonshared family environment. 
A) there are myriad environmental variables that affect personality, but each may have only a small effect. 
B) the nonshared environmental effects on each child in the family are too subtle to analyze with current methods. 
C) the effects of shared family environments interfere with clearly observing the effects of the nonshared family environments. 
D) the equal environments assumption is violated by variables attributable to nonshared family environment.

Question 13

Shared family environment is BEST expressed by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The friends a child selects while growing up. 
B) A shared family vacation. 
C) A parent's rapid rise up the corporate ladder. 
D) Differential effects of grandparenting on children. 
A) The friends a child selects while growing up. 
B) A shared family vacation. 
C) A parent's rapid rise up the corporate ladder. 
D) Differential effects of grandparenting on children.

Question 14

The use of selective breeding in animals can be used to study

Accepted Answer

A) sexual selection pressures for behaviors. 
B) the heritability of behaviors. 
C) natural selection pressures for behaviors. 
D) the dominance hierarchies of animals. 
A) sexual selection pressures for behaviors. 
B) the heritability of behaviors. 
C) natural selection pressures for behaviors. 
D) the dominance hierarchies of animals.

Question 15

An extravert who seeks out stimulating environments in which to work demonstrates a(n) _____ genotype-environment correlation.

Accepted Answer

A) direct 
B) active 
C) passive 
D) reactive 
A) direct 
B) active 
C) passive 
D) reactive

Question 16

If the heritability of a trait is very large, then the _____ of the trait is small.

Accepted Answer

A) phenotypic variance 
B) genotypic variance 
C) environmentality 
D) genomic variance 
A) phenotypic variance 
B) genotypic variance 
C) environmentality 
D) genomic variance

Question 17

An advantage of adoption studies is that they

Accepted Answer

A) depend on the equal environments assumption. 
B) depend on the representativeness assumption. 
C) do not depend on the equal environments assumption. 
D) do not depend on the representativeness assumption. 
A) depend on the equal environments assumption. 
B) depend on the representativeness assumption. 
C) do not depend on the equal environments assumption. 
D) do not depend on the representativeness assumption.

Question 18

The argument over whether the environment or genes determines personality is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the eugenics debate. 
B) the nature-nurture debate. 
C) heritability. 
D) the equal environments assumption. 
A) the eugenics debate. 
B) the nature-nurture debate. 
C) heritability. 
D) the equal environments assumption.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a reason why heritability can vary?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an imprecise estimate. 
B) Environments change. 
C) Unreliability in measurement. 
D) Heritability coefficients are fixed in a population. 
A) It is an imprecise estimate. 
B) Environments change. 
C) Unreliability in measurement. 
D) Heritability coefficients are fixed in a population.

Question 20

If a score for a characteristic is divided into its different causes researchers are typically assessing the _____ due each of the causes of that score.

Accepted Answer

A) genotype-environment interaction 
B) genotype-environment correlation 
C) percentage of variance 
D) environmentalism 
A) genotype-environment interaction 
B) genotype-environment correlation 
C) percentage of variance 
D) environmentalism

_____ refers to individual differences in the collection of genes of each person.

Research indicates that shared environmental factors correlate about _____ with personality.

A parent shares, on average, _____ percent of his or her genes with each child.

The idea that individuals with different genotypes respond differently to the same environmental cues is called

Behavioral geneticists are generally NOT interested in the

Chimpanzees show moderate heritability for dominance and

Alex scores high on the neuroticism scale.He acts extremely anxious much of the time, which causes other people to constantly try to calm him.The responses Alex elicits from others are an example of a _____ genotype-environment correlation.

Selective placement is a potential problem with behavior genetics studies as it artificially inflates the

The human genome contains about _____ separate genes.

If adopted children differ in important ways from most other people, it would violate the _____ assumption.

Most major personality traits

One problem with attempting to study the effects of nonshared family environment is that

Shared family environment is BEST expressed by which of the following?

The use of selective breeding in animals can be used to study

An extravert who seeks out stimulating environments in which to work demonstrates a(n) _____ genotype-environment correlation.

If the heritability of a trait is very large, then the _____ of the trait is small.

An advantage of adoption studies is that they

The argument over whether the environment or genes determines personality is known as

Which of the following is NOT a reason why heritability can vary?

If a score for a characteristic is divided into its different causes researchers are typically assessing the _____ due each of the causes of that score.

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex, Gender, and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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Exam 6: Genetics and Personality

_____ refers to individual differences in the collection of genes of each person.

Research indicates that shared environmental factors correlate about _____ with personality.

A parent shares, on average, _____ percent of his or her genes with each child.

The idea that individuals with different genotypes respond differently to the same environmental cues is called

Behavioral geneticists are generally NOT interested in the

Chimpanzees show moderate heritability for dominance and

Alex scores high on the neuroticism scale.He acts extremely anxious much of the time, which causes other people to constantly try to calm him.The responses Alex elicits from others are an example of a _____ genotype-environment correlation.

Selective placement is a potential problem with behavior genetics studies as it artificially inflates the

The human genome contains about _____ separate genes.

If adopted children differ in important ways from most other people, it would violate the _____ assumption.

Most major personality traits

One problem with attempting to study the effects of nonshared family environment is that

Shared family environment is BEST expressed by which of the following?

The use of selective breeding in animals can be used to study

An extravert who seeks out stimulating environments in which to work demonstrates a(n) _____ genotype-environment correlation.

If the heritability of a trait is very large, then the _____ of the trait is small.

An advantage of adoption studies is that they

The argument over whether the environment or genes determines personality is known as

Which of the following is NOT a reason why heritability can vary?

If a score for a characteristic is divided into its different causes researchers are typically assessing the _____ due each of the causes of that score.

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex, Gender, and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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