Nature vs. Nurture

Question 1

Analyze the table below and answer the question that follows. If having dimples is dominant (D) and not having dimples is recessive (d), which of the following correctly describes the phenotypes in the table?

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three of the offspring have dimples and one does not have dimples

Question 2

A Punnett square is used to determine the __________.

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probable outcome of a genetic cross

Question 3

John B. Watson illustrated how nature influences behavior by conditioning an infant to fear a white rat.

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F

Question 4

People from the same family share the same genetic code.

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F

Question 5

__________ refers to the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce, whereas __________ is any inherited characteristic that increases one’s chance of survival.

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Fitness . . . adaptation

Question 6

Which theorist conducted an experiment in which a rat was conditioned to press a bar in order to receive a reward, illustrating how nurture influences behavior?A.Francis GaltonB.John B. WatsonC.Gail GrossD.B. F. Skinner

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D

Question 7

The Human Genome Project was an international project aimed at mapping and sequencing all of the genes in human DNA.

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T

Question 8

Developmental psychology is the field that primarily studies how humans grow and develop.

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T

Question 9

Researchers use all of the following to study the impact of heredity on behavior except __________ studies.

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peer

Question 10

Heredity is the transmission of genetic traits from parents to their offspring. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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T

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