Nature vs. Nurture

Question 1

Read the example below and answer the question that follows.Susan has made some friends at her new high school who offer her cigarettes during their lunch break. She does not want to smoke but does so in order to fit in. Susan is most likely being influenced by __________.

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peer pressure

Question 2

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

Question 3

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

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T

Question 4

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

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F

Question 5

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 6

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

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peer

Question 7

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 would the genotype be for someone who can not roll their tongue?

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rr

Question 8

Environmental influences begin at birth and continue throughout life.

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F

Question 9

Which of the following best explains how music influences behavior?

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Music can not be blamed for violent behavior.

Question 10

People from the same family share the same genetic code.

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F

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