Many parents believe that they mold their children's personalities. This belief is challenged by which of the following research findings?
Scientific data suggest that genes play a far bigger role than was previously
believed.
The influences on personality seem to be 50 percent familial and 50 percent
nonfamilial.
Much more of the environmental effects on personality come from outside the
family than was previously believed.
Epigenetic research reveals that familial environment plays a very small role in
personality when compared to the influence of genetics.
Much more of the environmental effects on personality come from outside the
family than was previously believed.
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In a large Austin inner-city high school, the student density is low because it's in a low-income neighborhood which many families have moved away from. In another high school, located in a small, middle-class Austin suburb, the high school is terribly over-full (it has a very high density) due to an influx of families moving out of the city. Research shows that the low-density, inner-city school has a significantly higher incidence of truancy, violence, and drop-outs. How would John B. Calhoun's study of density, crowding, and deviancy apply to these differences?
A. It would not apply very well, because this example demonstrates how factors other than density and crowding can explain deviant behavior. B. It would show that even though the inner-city school is less crowded, its density is still creating problematic behaviors. C. It would illustrate how we cannot study crowding and density separately but must always consider both at once. D. It would demonstrate that the effects of crowding and density only occur in low-income areas.
What does research suggest about the influence of physical attractiveness? Does it have an impact on our routine everyday actions (e.g., whether to assist strangers who ask favors)? What about actions that are relatively important to people (e.g., which politician they vote for)?
a. Attractiveness does not seem to matter nearly as much as people think it does. b. Attractiveness matters for small things, but does not seem to matter much for things that are relatively important to people. c. Ironically, attractiveness seems to have an impact on things that are relatively important to people, but does not seem to matter much for small things. d. Attractiveness seems to have an impact both on small things and on things that are relatively important to people.
As a spouse caring for her Alzheimer's afflicted husband, Patsy, who has begun to experience a decrease in her marital satisfaction, is likely to be experiencing increased feelings of a. companionship. b. intimacy
c. independence. d. depression.
Which early philosopher advocated philosophical empiricism?
A) Hippocrates B) Plato C) Aristotle D) Descartes