Nature vs. Nurture

Question 1

Which of the following statements is not true about genes?

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Genes consist of hormones that regulate bodily functions.

Question 2

Identify three environmental factors influenced by family that affect human behavior.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Family influences human development through nutrition, traditions, morals, beliefs, or religion. Families may hand down their nutritional practices to their children. Nutrition is important because it will determine how healthy a person is and how that person's body will develop. Traditions and religion may influence how a person behaves, and a person's morals and beliefs, which is taught to them by their parents, may determine how they will treat others.

Question 3

Analyze the table below and answer the question that follows. If the ability to roll one’s tongue is dominant (R) and the inability to roll one’s tongue is recessive (r), what are the possible genotypes for someone who can roll their tongue?

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RR and Rr

Question 4

Explain the difference between dominant and recessive genes, and provide an example of each one.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: A dominant gene is expressed each time it is present in a person, whereas a recessive gene is only expressed when it is paired with another recessive gene. For example, dimples are dominant and attached earlobes are recessive.

Question 5

What does Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection state about traits?

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Traits that provide a survival or reproductive advantage are more likely to be passed on to future generations.

Question 6

Nature refers to __________, while nurture refers to __________.

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heredity . . . environment

Question 7

Summarize the nature versus nurture debate, and explain how contemporary theorists view this debate.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: The nature versus nurture debate has been a controversy in the field of psychology for decades. Historically, theorists have argued whether nature or nurture influences development. Most theorists today agree that human behavior is a combination of both nature and nurture.

Question 8

Define chromosome, DNA, and gene. Describe their relationship.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Humans have 46 chromosomes in each cell: 23 from the mother and 23 from the father. Chromosomes are the threadlike structures that are made of DNA, a complex molecule that contains genetic information. Genes are small segments of DNA that serve as the biochemical units of heredity. Like choromosomes, they operate in pairs, and these pairs can affect a particular process or personal characteristics.

Question 9

All of the following are environmental influences except ____________.

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genes

Question 10

The ability of an individual to survive and reproduce refers to __________.

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fitness

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