Question 1

What is the human genome? What is the current estimate of the number of genes in the human genome?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 2

According to the principle of natural selection,the fate of genetic variations depends on the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For children and adolescents,heritability estimates average around .50; that is,about half of the variance in IQ scores is explainable by genetic differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The average IQ score for each age group is arbitrarily set at 100.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Males are promiscuous and drawn to sexual novelty,according to sociobiology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Sociobiologists state that males are choosy in their choice of sexual partners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an innate human characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) an interest in novelty 
B) an impulse to play 
C) a preference for constancy 
D) a desire to explore and manipulate objects 
A) an interest in novelty 
B) an impulse to play 
C) a preference for constancy 
D) a desire to explore and manipulate objects

Question 8

In a study of 10,000 people in 37 cultures,researchers found that women,compared to men,are more interested in the physical attractiveness of their partners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The most effective approach to estimate the heritability of a trait or behavior is to compare blood relatives within families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Evolutionary psychologists believe that the human mind is:

Accepted Answer

A) a general-purpose computer that can be programmed to do many different things. 
B) a collection of independent mental modules specialized to solve specific survival problems. 
C) a collection of instincts related to specific human activities and capacities. 
D) a computer that is being used to solve problems that it was not programmed to solve. 
A) a general-purpose computer that can be programmed to do many different things. 
B) a collection of independent mental modules specialized to solve specific survival problems. 
C) a collection of instincts related to specific human activities and capacities. 
D) a computer that is being used to solve problems that it was not programmed to solve.

Question 11

According to Chomsky,the surface structure of a sentence refers to the way a sentence is actually spoken or signed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

It is impossible to know just how a particular individual's genes and personal history have interacted to produce him or her.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Psycholinguists have found that children not exposed to adult language may invent a language of their own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Evolutionary psychologists have relied heavily on this method to gather data about sexual behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) case studies 
B) naturalistic observation 
C) questionnaires 
D) laboratory studies 
A) case studies 
B) naturalistic observation 
C) questionnaires 
D) laboratory studies

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the position of most psychologists today on the nature-nurture issue?

Accepted Answer

A) Nature and nurture interact to produce both our psychological and physical traits. 
B) Nature is more important in producing our physical traits,whereas nurture is more important in producing our psychological traits. 
C) Nature produces our physical traits,whereas our psychological traits are produced by an interaction of nature and nurture. 
D) Some of our psychological traits are produced primarily by nature and some primarily by nurture,but nature is most important in producing our physical traits. 
A) Nature and nurture interact to produce both our psychological and physical traits. 
B) Nature is more important in producing our physical traits,whereas nurture is more important in producing our psychological traits. 
C) Nature produces our physical traits,whereas our psychological traits are produced by an interaction of nature and nurture. 
D) Some of our psychological traits are produced primarily by nature and some primarily by nurture,but nature is most important in producing our physical traits.

Question 16

John B.Watson would agree that just as a bird is genetically designed to fly,human beings are designed to use language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Researchers studying 10,000 people in 37 cultures found that men,when compared to women,are more interested in the youth and physical attractiveness of their partners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

There is a biologically determined critical period for the development of language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To transform surface structures into deep ones,children must apply rules of grammar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Today,similarity and proximity are the strongest predictors of the mates people actually choose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Exstintion: Genes,evolution,and Environment

What is the human genome? What is the current estimate of the number of genes in the human genome?

According to the principle of natural selection,the fate of genetic variations depends on the environment.

For children and adolescents,heritability estimates average around .50; that is,about half of the variance in IQ scores is explainable by genetic differences.

The average IQ score for each age group is arbitrarily set at 100.

Males are promiscuous and drawn to sexual novelty,according to sociobiology.

Sociobiologists state that males are choosy in their choice of sexual partners.

Which of the following is NOT an innate human characteristic?

In a study of 10,000 people in 37 cultures,researchers found that women,compared to men,are more interested in the physical attractiveness of their partners.

The most effective approach to estimate the heritability of a trait or behavior is to compare blood relatives within families.

Evolutionary psychologists believe that the human mind is:

According to Chomsky,the surface structure of a sentence refers to the way a sentence is actually spoken or signed.

It is impossible to know just how a particular individual's genes and personal history have interacted to produce him or her.

Psycholinguists have found that children not exposed to adult language may invent a language of their own.

Evolutionary psychologists have relied heavily on this method to gather data about sexual behavior.

Which of the following best describes the position of most psychologists today on the nature-nurture issue?

John B.Watson would agree that just as a bird is genetically designed to fly,human beings are designed to use language.

Researchers studying 10,000 people in 37 cultures found that men,when compared to women,are more interested in the youth and physical attractiveness of their partners.

There is a biologically determined critical period for the development of language.

To transform surface structures into deep ones,children must apply rules of grammar.

Today,similarity and proximity are the strongest predictors of the mates people actually choose.

What Is Psychology

Exstintion: What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Exstintion: How Psychologists Do Research

Genes,evolution,and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and the Self

Exstintion: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Exstintion: Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Exstintion: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Exstintion: Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Exstintion: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion,stress and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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