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Unit Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior
Psychology for AP
by David G. Myers Karla Gingerich, Colorado State
University
Adoptive parents are least likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children.
A. personality traits B. religious beliefs C. political attitudes D. moral values
You and the President share __________ of your DNA.
A. very little B. one fourth C. half D. 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. A. an interaction B. natural selection C. heritability D. gender typing
The similarity between the intelligence test scores of nontwin siblings reared together is:
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:
A. older brothers. B. more than one sister. C. no siblings. D. been raised by only their mother.
Critical Thinking Questions
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. nature B. nurture C. both nature and nurture D. 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? A. nature B. nurture C. both nature and nurture D. 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?
A. nature B. nurture C. both nature and nurture D. neither nature nor nurture
Which of the following is NOT among the most common criticisms of twin
studies? 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: 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.