Quiz 5 Module 6

We are likely to ________ the personality similarities among children in the same family, and we are likely to ________ the personality similarities between parents and their children. A) overestimate; overestimate B) underestimate; overestimate C) overestimate; underestimate D) underestimate; underestimate

Depending on environmental conditions, specific genes can be either A) active or inactive. B) structured or unstructured. C) monozygotic or dizygotic. D) identical or fraternal.

People have always responded so positively to Alyssa's good looks that she has developed a socially confident and outgoing personality. This best illustrates the interaction of A) nature and nurture. B) epigenetics and evolution. C) natural selection and mutations. D) genes and chromosomes.

Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that A) children are more likely to be safely cared for by their biological fathers than by their stepfathers. B) genetic predispositions have little effect on our social relationships. C) people are the most romantically attracted to those who are the most genetically dissimilar to themselves. D) more people are biologically predisposed to fear guns than to fear snakes.

Environmental influences on personality traits are most clearly highlighted by comparing A) identical twins raised together with identical twins raised apart. B) identical twins raised apart with fraternal twins raised together. C) identical twins raised together with fraternal twins raised apart. D) identical twins raised together with fraternal twins raised together.

The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes are called A) genes. B) epigenetic molecules. C) eggs. D) sperm.

The reproductive advantage enjoyed by organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as A) natural selection. B) fitness. C) mutation. D) behavioral genetics.

Unlike identical twins, fraternal twins are described as A) dizygotic. B) monozygotic. C) mutations. D) nonepigenetic.

Although identical twins have been shown to have some amazing psychological similarities, one should be cautious about attributing these similarities to genetic factors because A) any two strangers are likely to share a string of coincidental similarities. B) many fraternal twins have been shown to be psychologically different from each other. C) the twins may have been raised in completely different environments. D) genetic factors influence physical, not psychological, characteristics.

Identical twins originate from the fertilization of A) a single egg cell by a single sperm cell. B) two egg cells by a single sperm cell. C) two egg cells by two sperm cells. D) a single egg cell by two sperm cells.

The unique genetically influenced traits of children evoke predictable responses from their caregivers. This best illustrates the ________ of nature and nurture. A) interaction B) independence C) evolution D) self-regulation

The impact of our cultural backgrounds on the development of our personal values best illustrates A) environmental influences. B) mutations. C) natural selection. D) heredity.

When the effect of one factor depends on the presence of another factor, outcomes are said to reflect a(n) A) interaction. B) evolutionary trend. C) mutation. D) epigenetic marker.

Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us, is an aspect of our A) environment. B) adaptation. C) natural selection. D) heredity.

A random error in gene replication is known as a(n) A) mutation. B) epigenetic mark. C) natural selection. D) genome.