PSY 101 Mod: 5/9

When examining the concept of heritability, researchers most often study twins and _____.

An organism's complete set of genetic instructions is called a:

As environments become less similar, heritability as an explanation for variations will:

Research conducted by Dmitry Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut has shown that _____ can be domesticated, over the course of many generations, by selecting and mating animals with certain traits.

Two individuals are MOST likely to differ in personality if they are _____ twins who were raised apart.

Evolutionary psychologists believe that we are inheritors of our prehistoric genetic legacy, and so we are _____ to behave in ways that promoted our ancestors' surviving and reproducing.

Peter and Paul are identical twins reared apart by different families. However, they both have many similarities such as being postal workers, avid book readers, and woodworkers. They both have two children, both males. Critics of Thomas Bouchard's work on separated identical twins would say that these similarities:

Using the principles of natural selection, _____ psychology attempts to study how behavior and the mind have evolved.

Your sister's fiancé has an identical twin brother who has been divorced three times. What research information would be most applicable to her situation?

According to an evolutionary psychologist, today's humans prefer the taste of sweets and fat because they best prepared humans to _____ in times of famine.

When Mandy was born, her parents worried about her lack of eye contact, her unwillingness to cuddle like other babies, and her withdrawn behavior. However, her parents were patient and slowly introduced Mandy to new situations and new people while always giving affectionate support. By the time Mandy was 2 years old, she blossomed into an outgoing, social, friendly child. This example serves as evidence of the importance of:

Evolutionary psychologists attribute the human tendency to fear snakes and heights to:

Your professor suggests that the increasing problem of obesity in the United States might be attributable to our inherited predisposition to love the taste of sweets and fats. Although these foods were difficult for our ancestors to find, they helped them to survive famines. Now, these foods are easily available and Americans are eating too much of them. Your professor is most likely a(n) _____ psychologist.

Ants that become less sensitive to the repellants that are sprayed on them and are able to survive and _____ are an example of natural selection.

Zack and Andy are identical twins. When Zack turned 20, he began experiencing auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) and suspicious behavior. He was diagnosed as having schizophrenia. Andy became concerned because the psychiatrist told him that this disorder tends to run in families and that he had a very good chance of developing it. However, 20 years later, Andy lives a mentally healthy life with no symptoms of schizophrenia. Even though Andy and Zack have identical genes, Andy did not develop the disorder. This example serves as evidence of the importance of the interaction between genes and the _____.

Dr. Sands studies how the relative influence of heredity and environment influence the age at which people learn to read. Her research belongs to the field of _____.

The conclusion of many researchers regarding the \"_____ vs. change\" developmental issue is that both are important.

An infant is most likely to be at risk for lower intelligence if her mother is:

Questions about the extent to which maladaptive habits learned in childhood can be overcome in adulthood are most directly relevant to the issues of:

Your cousin miscarried during her eighth week of pregnancy. During what stage of prenatal development did she have the miscarriage?

Questions about the extent to which maladaptive habits learned in childhood can be overcome in adulthood are most directly relevant to the issues of _____ or change.

You just found out that your sister conceived about seven days ago. You rush to find a book on pregnancy so that you can learn more about it. What will the book say is happening around the seventh day of pregnancy?

Noah is a 3-month-old baby who is staring intently at the new person who just came in to visit his parents. What has happened here?

John is 60 and as he looks back at his high school and college photos, he notices that he never smiled. Based upon statistics John had a 1 in 4 chance of:

Brenda has suffered from epilepsy all her life. She takes Trileptal to control her seizures. Recently she found out she was pregnant with her first child. She read that her medication is a Category C medication, meaning the benefits may outweigh the risks. However, no adequate studies have been performed on the medication for pregnant women. While she was excited to be pregnant, she was concerned about continuing to take the medication. She asked her doctor whether Trileptal was a _____.

Those who emphasize continuity over stages would choose which of the following as an example?

Researchers who study biological maturation most likely believe in the _____ theory of development

All of the following represent biological maturation EXCEPT: