José, who was adopted at birth, is found to have personality characteristics more similar to his biological mom than to his adoptive mom. How should you interpret this data?
a. Personality appears to be a polygenetic characteristic.
b. Personality characteristics are learned
c. Personality characteristics are influenced by genes.
d. Personality characteristics appear to be recessive.
c
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Which aspect of Adler's system has led to the most research?
a. ?the inferiority complex b. ?striving for superiority c. ?birth order d. ?archetypes e. ?womb envy
One gene that suppresses the expression of another gene in a pair of alleles is called a(n) __________ gene
a. repressed b. recessive c. dominant d. expressed
One criticism of the Rorschach inkblot test is that
a. it only used black and white inkblots. b. it is too brief and requires no real training to administer. c. it seems like an unreliable and subjective way to assess the unconscious mind. d. it is too outdated and does not reflect the personalities of the 21st century.
Research on generativity ________________
a. has focused almost exclusively on Asian countries b. has shown that significantly more women than men achieve a sense of generativity during midlife c. has shown that there are a variety of ways an adult can be generative d. has shown a peak during emerging adulthood, followed by a plateau in middle adulthood among Americans and Canadians