Alan is an adopted child who lives with three siblings, all biological children of his adoptive parents. Alan's math skills are far better than those of his adoptive parents or his adoptive siblings. This provides evidence that
shared familial influences play a far bigger role than was previously believed.
genes may have a stronger effect than familial environment on some abilities.
much less of the environmental effects on personality come from outside the
family than was previously believed.
Alan's own initiative to excel is greater than that of his adoptive family
genes may have a stronger effect than familial environment on some abilities.
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a. they view the surveyor as being of higher status and feel pressure to agree with questions the surveyor poses. b. they often don't know an answer to a question, so they give the response that makes them look best. c. they are not willing to think about questions deeply in order to generate an accurate response. d. it allows them to avoid nondifferentiated responses.
According to the old model of parent-adolescent relationships, ________.
A. parent-adolescent conflict is moderate rather than severe in most families B. the everyday negotiations and minor disputes are normal C. parents serve as important support systems while adolescents explore a wider, more complex social world D. parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence
The process by which researchers try to figure out ways of judging, categorizing, and analyzing qualitative data is known as ___________ analysis
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
If all of a person's post-ganglionic neurons used the same neurotransmitter, then those neurons ------- the typical post-ganglionic neurons.
A.) Match B.) Have improved communication compared to C.) Have deficient communication compared to D.) Are unable to be compared to