APSY 203 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
In |the |nature/nurture |debate, |those |on |the |"nature" |side |would |argue: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-That |who |we |are |is |determined |by |our |genetics.
Zaria |and |Kalvin |recently |received |the |results |of |the |prenatal |screening |conducted |for |their |
unborn |baby. |They |were |provided |with |a |risk |score. |What |does |a |risk |score |tell |expecting |
parents |about |their |baby? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |probability |of |a |birth |defect |being |
present.
Conjoined |twins |are |also |which |type |of |twin? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Monozygotic.
Which |of |the |following |describes |an |allele? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |specific |version |of |a |
gene.
What |is |the |primary |focus |of |evolutionary |psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |ways |in |
which |universal |patterns |of |behavior |and |cognitive |processes |have |evolved |over |time.
What |is |the |underlying |claim |of |gene-environment |interaction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Genetic |makeup |determines |a |range |of |possible |outcomes |that |may |or |may |not |occur |
depending |on |the |environment.
How |do |the |chromosomes |contained |in |a |gamete |differ |from |the |chromosomes |contained |in |
other |normal |human |cells? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gametes |have |23 |chromosomes, |while |
other |normal |human |cells |have |46.
, What |causes |the |most |common |chromosomal |abnormality, |called |Trisomy |21? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-An |extra |chromosome |on |#21.
Scott |is |talking |to |his |friends |about |what |he |has |learned |in |his |psychology |class. |They |want |to |
hear |more |about |the |theory |of |evolution |by |natural |selection. |What |should |Scott |tell |them |is |
the |main |idea |of |the |theory |of |evolution |by |natural |selection? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Organisms |that |are |best |suited |for |their |environments |will |prevail |in |survival |and |reproduction.
What |are |genes |comprised |of? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sequences |of |DNA
How |would |the |theory |of |evolution |by |natural |selection |explain |the |well-developed |ability |of |
human |beings |to |seek |socialization |and |to |socialize |effectively? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |
an |ability |that |has |developed |over |time |because |it |promotes |survival.
What |do |behavioral |geneticists |study? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Individual |differences |that |
occur |through |the |interaction |of |genes |and |the |environment.
Why |do |most |women |choose |to |have |general |prenatal |screening |before |deciding |whether |or |
not |to |have |more |invasive |testing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Because |invasive |testing |such |as |
amniocentesis |and |CVS |procedures |can |increase |the |risk |of |miscarriage |and |fetal |damage.
What |is |the |defining |feature |of |chromosomes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |contain |genetic |
information |from |each |parent.
Which |of |the |following |describes |a |difference |between |how |monozygotic |and |dizygotic |twins |
develop? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Monozygotic |twins |come |from |a |single |zygote, |while |
dizygotic |twins |come |from |two |zygotes.
According |to |the |theory |of |evolution |by |natural |selection, |which |of |the |following |statements |
would |be |true? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mothers |form |a |bond |with |their |babies |because |
doing |so |facilitates |successful |development.
Answers
In |the |nature/nurture |debate, |those |on |the |"nature" |side |would |argue: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-That |who |we |are |is |determined |by |our |genetics.
Zaria |and |Kalvin |recently |received |the |results |of |the |prenatal |screening |conducted |for |their |
unborn |baby. |They |were |provided |with |a |risk |score. |What |does |a |risk |score |tell |expecting |
parents |about |their |baby? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |probability |of |a |birth |defect |being |
present.
Conjoined |twins |are |also |which |type |of |twin? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Monozygotic.
Which |of |the |following |describes |an |allele? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |specific |version |of |a |
gene.
What |is |the |primary |focus |of |evolutionary |psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |ways |in |
which |universal |patterns |of |behavior |and |cognitive |processes |have |evolved |over |time.
What |is |the |underlying |claim |of |gene-environment |interaction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Genetic |makeup |determines |a |range |of |possible |outcomes |that |may |or |may |not |occur |
depending |on |the |environment.
How |do |the |chromosomes |contained |in |a |gamete |differ |from |the |chromosomes |contained |in |
other |normal |human |cells? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gametes |have |23 |chromosomes, |while |
other |normal |human |cells |have |46.
, What |causes |the |most |common |chromosomal |abnormality, |called |Trisomy |21? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-An |extra |chromosome |on |#21.
Scott |is |talking |to |his |friends |about |what |he |has |learned |in |his |psychology |class. |They |want |to |
hear |more |about |the |theory |of |evolution |by |natural |selection. |What |should |Scott |tell |them |is |
the |main |idea |of |the |theory |of |evolution |by |natural |selection? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Organisms |that |are |best |suited |for |their |environments |will |prevail |in |survival |and |reproduction.
What |are |genes |comprised |of? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sequences |of |DNA
How |would |the |theory |of |evolution |by |natural |selection |explain |the |well-developed |ability |of |
human |beings |to |seek |socialization |and |to |socialize |effectively? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |
an |ability |that |has |developed |over |time |because |it |promotes |survival.
What |do |behavioral |geneticists |study? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Individual |differences |that |
occur |through |the |interaction |of |genes |and |the |environment.
Why |do |most |women |choose |to |have |general |prenatal |screening |before |deciding |whether |or |
not |to |have |more |invasive |testing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Because |invasive |testing |such |as |
amniocentesis |and |CVS |procedures |can |increase |the |risk |of |miscarriage |and |fetal |damage.
What |is |the |defining |feature |of |chromosomes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |contain |genetic |
information |from |each |parent.
Which |of |the |following |describes |a |difference |between |how |monozygotic |and |dizygotic |twins |
develop? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Monozygotic |twins |come |from |a |single |zygote, |while |
dizygotic |twins |come |from |two |zygotes.
According |to |the |theory |of |evolution |by |natural |selection, |which |of |the |following |statements |
would |be |true? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mothers |form |a |bond |with |their |babies |because |
doing |so |facilitates |successful |development.
