Question 1

When looking at the views proposed by evolutionary developmental psychologists,it is true that humans spend more time to reproductively mature than any other mammal.This is called

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A)   the course of childhood evolution.
B)   evolutionary immaturity.
C)   childhood evolutionary functioning.
D)   extended childhood period.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Recent research has found that _______ can influence gene expressions.

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A)   temperature
B)   radiation
C)   stress
D)   All of these.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

David Buss' ideas on evolutionary psychology have ushered in a whole new wave of interest in how evolution can explain human behavior.He believes that evolution can

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A)   influence mating patterns.
B)   influence how we make decisions.
C)   influence how aggressive we are.
D)   All of these.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which is not a criticism of the Minnesota Study of twins reared apart?

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A)   Some twins had contact prior to the separation.
B)   The researchers need to study something other than just personality traits.
C)   Even strangers who spend some time together find similarities in their lives.
D)   Adoption agencies tend to place adopted children into similar homes.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

_______________________ correlations occur because a child's characteristics elicit certain types of environments.

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A)   Active (niche-picking) genotype-environment
B)   Evocative genotype-environment
C)   Passive genotype-environment
D)   Shared environmentalE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Stacy has a short stature and a webbed neck.She is mentally retarded and sexually underdeveloped.What genetic disorder does Stacy have?

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A)   Turner syndrome
B)   Klinefelter syndrome
C)   phenylketonuria
D)   sickle-cell anemiaE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Every species must have mechanisms for transmitting characteristics from one generation to the next.These mechanisms often involve the principles of genetics.Each of us carries a genetic code that we inherit from _____________ and this code is located within _______________ in our body.

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A)   other cells; some cells
B)   our parents; every cell
C)   sperm only; some cells
D)   egg only; every cellE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Your skin pigmentation is expressed by your

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A)   allele.
B)   gene locus.
C)   genotype.
D)   phenotype.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

__________________ is(are) the social and legal process by which a parent-child relationship is established between persons unrelated at birth.

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A)   Babysitting
B)   Sibling establishment
C)   Adoption
D)   Babysitting and sibling establishmentE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

One out of _____ African Americans is a carrier of sickle-cell anemia.

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A)   5
B)   8
C)   10
D)   20E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Dr.Pierce examines a 10-year-old who has mental retardation,motor retardation,distinctive facial features,and an extra 21st chromosome.Given this information,Dr.Pierce's diagnosis would most likely be

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A)   PKU.
B)   XYY syndrome.
C)   Down syndrome.
D)   anencephaly.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

List five reasons why siblings raised by the same parents in the same household will display differing personality characteristics.

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1. Genetic differences: Siblings may inh...

Question 13

The nucleus of each human cell,except gametes,contains ______ pair of chromosomes.

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A)   23
B)   15
C)   46
D)   50E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

What is the chromosomal pattern for females?

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A)   XX chromosome pattern
B)   XY chromosome pattern
C)   XXY chromosome pattern
D)   YY chromosome patternE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Nika,who is from Kenya,has been ill most of her life because of a blood disorder that prevents some of her body's cells from receiving oxygen.Nika likely suffers from

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A)   phenylketonuria.
B)   hemophilia.
C)   Tay-Sachs disease.
D)   sickle-cell anemia.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

In the ______________ view of social cognitive theory,the evolutionary pressures create changes in biological structures for the use of tools,which enable organisms to manipulate,alter,and construct new environmental conditions.

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A)   one-sided evolutionism
B)   physical evolutionism
C)   bidirectional
D)   monodirectionalE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

When asked to list examples of his phenotype,Doug would include all of the following except

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A)   skin color.
B)   DNA configuration.
C)   height.
D)   intelligence level.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

________________________ are comprised of siblings' common experiences,such as their parents' personalities and intellectual orientation,the family's socioeconomic status,and the neighborhood in which they live.

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A)   Active (niche-picking) genotype-environments
B)   Evocative genotype-environments
C)   Non-shared experiences
D)   Shared environment experiencesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

List the two areas that will have an effect on the activity of genes or genetic expression.

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Environment,such as early deve...

Question 20

Behavior that promotes the organism's survival in its natural habitat is called

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A)   determinism.
B)   cultural evolution.
C)   thriving behavior.
D)   adaptive behavior.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In the ______________ view of social cognitive theory,the evolutionary pressures create changes in biological structures for the use of tools,which enable organisms to manipulate,alter,and construct new environmental conditions.

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