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Genetics and personality
True or False
1
The Human Genome project has identified the functions of most human genes.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
2
A problem with family studies is that family members who share genes also share environments.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
3
The validity of the equal environments assumption and the representativeness assumption has been supported by most research.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
4
Most major traits have been found to be moderately heritable.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
5
Belief in god has been found to be moderately heritable.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
6
Objective features of shared environments may be viewed differently by different people.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
7
Shared environments contribute more to major personality traits than non-shared environments.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
8
An example of a reactive genotype-environment correlation is that children of intelligent parents tend to grow up in homes that have more books than children of less intelligent parents.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
9
Research suggests that individual genes account for large portions of variance in personality traits.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
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