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Gregor Mendel helped found the science of genetics by studying genetic influences on |
| | A) | apes. |
| | B) | humans. |
| | C) | cats. |
| | D) | peas. |
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When studying the influence of heredity on behavioral and psychological characteristics, researchers have found that |
| | A) | both twin studies and adoption studies support a strong role for heredity. |
| | B) | twin studies demonstrate a strong role for heredity, but adoption studies do not support those findings. |
| | C) | adoption studies demonstrate a strong role for heredity, but twin studies do not support those findings. |
| | D) | both twin studies and adoption studies support a stronger role for life experience than for heredity. |
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The basic biological units of inheritance are called |
| | A) | jeans. |
| | B) | genes. |
| | C) | chromosomes. |
| | D) | nucleotides. |
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Certain characteristics, such as intelligence and personality traits, are believed to develop as the result of __________ factors. |
| | A) | monogenic |
| | B) | dimorphic |
| | C) | polygenic |
| | D) | polymorphic |
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As a typical girl, Cassandra has |
| | A) | one X and one Y chromosome. |
| | B) | two X chromosomes. |
| | C) | two Y chromosomes. |
| | D) | one X, one Y, and one Z chromosome. |
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Danny has a thickened tongue and a skin fold at the corners of his eyes. He is also mentally retarded. It is most likely that Danny has __________, which is caused by an extra 21st chromosome. |
| | A) | schizophrenia |
| | B) | cretinism |
| | C) | Tay-Sachs disease |
| | D) | Down syndrome |
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When we say that Shoshana engages in patterns of behavior, beliefs, and values that she shares with a specific group of people, we are referring to Shoshana's |
| | A) | ethnicity. |
| | B) | race. |
| | C) | culture. |
| | D) | environment. |
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The phenomenon in which genes influence how environments work and environments influence how genes work is called |
| | A) | gene-environment interaction. |
| | B) | gene-environment correlation. |
| | C) | genetic explanation. |
| | D) | active gene-environment correlation. |
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The subjective experience of being a male or a female is referred to as |
| | A) | gender roles. |
| | B) | gender identity. |
| | C) | gender. |
| | D) | sexual orientation. |
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Gender identity develops |
| | A) | in early infancy. |
| | B) | during the second year of life. |
| | C) | during early childhood. |
| | D) | in middle childhood. |
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Meredith is sensitive to the needs and feelings of other people. She is also emotionally expressive, strong, independent, and competitive. In terms of gender characteristics, Meredith would be classified as |
| | A) | androgynous. |
| | B) | masculine. |
| | C) | feminine. |
| | D) | undifferentiated. |
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On average, women would be expected to score higher than men on tests of |
| | A) | spatial reasoning. |
| | B) | social studies achievement. |
| | C) | language skills. |
| | D) | mathematics achievement. |
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On average, men are more likely than women to be |
| | A) | assertive. |
| | B) | sociable. |
| | C) | friendly. |
| | D) | depressed. |
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Compared to the female brain, the male brain tends to |
| | A) | have a greater volume of gray cells. |
| | B) | have a greater volume of white matter. |
| | C) | be larger on the left hemisphere than on the right. |
| | D) | have a larger corpus callosum. |
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Which theory of gender differences provides justification for men being jealous and controlling of women while also being comfortable with their own promiscuity? |
| | A) | social learning theory |
| | B) | social-role theory |
| | C) | evolutionary theory |
| | D) | psychoanalytic theory |
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According to the __________ theory of gender differences, psychological gender differences are created by a society's division of labor and the social roles that it creates for women and men. |
| | A) | social learning theory |
| | B) | social-role theory |
| | C) | evolutionary theory |
| | D) | psychoanalytic theory |
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