How might genetic counseling influence the gene pool?
a. Deciding not to have children decreases the incidence of a disease over time.
b. Counseling increases the risk-taking behaviors of couples who carry a genetic disease. c. Counseling results in gene transfer therapy.
d. Genetic counseling cannot influence the gene pool.
a
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Whenever Matt is told to run laps during basketball practice, he complains to the coach that he is too tired in order to get out of running. The coach starts making him run the laps anyway, and eventually Matt stops complaining about being too tired when he is told to run. This is an example of:
a. extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior b. spontaneous recovery c. extinction of a positively reinforced behavior d. punishment
Male chips and bonobos benefit from the practice of __________, which suggests that different males and different females all mate with each other, so that there is a community valuing of offspring instead of a possessive need to kill the offspring
of other community members. a. polygynandry b. monogamy c. polygyny d. polyandry
What is a major fear of really understanding another's point of view?
a. You may find out the other person is smarter. b. You will be expected to show why your viewpoint is right. c. You run the risk of being changed in your views. d. You run the risk of becoming more intimate.