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1
Humans inherit specific patterns of behavior.
A)True
B)False
2
Dizygotic twins are formed when a single egg begins to grow in a normal way then a growing cluster of cells breaks apart into two separate clusters early in pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
3
Every cell of the body contains chromosomes.
A)True
B)False
4
Some mutations to genes help the organism survive and reproduce.
A)True
B)False
5
A person with two X chromosomes is a male.
A)True
B)False
6
Heredity and experience always work together to influence psychological characteristics.
A)True
B)False
7
The greater emphasis on academic achievement that Chinese American parents place on their children has an emotionally harmful effect on the children.
A)True
B)False
8
Possession of male or female genitals defines a person's gender.
A)True
B)False
9
Women and men are far more similar in terms of cognitive ability and academic achievement than they are different.
A)True
B)False
10
Gender differences in social and emotional functioning tend to be larger than gender differences in cognitive performance.
A)True
B)False
11
Biological differences in anatomy and physiology could either be the cause of gender differences in cognition and emotion, or sex differences in the brain could be the result of gender differences in behavior and experience.
A)True
B)False
12
According to the social-role theory of gender differences, the genes that influence human behavior and mental processes today were selected from the gene mutations that made some humans better able to survive in the past.
A)True
B)False
13
A major problem with evolutionary theories is that they can never be directly tested.
A)True
B)False
14
According to psychologist Claude Steele, differences observed among North American women and men in math competence are due to differences in socialization rather than biological differences.
A)True
B)False
15
According to social-role theory, changes in social roles are unlikely to produce significant changes in gender differences.
A)True
B)False





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