Adoption studies based on the assumption that if an attribute is influenced primarily by genetic factors, then adopted children should
a. resemble their biological parents more than their adoptive parents.
b. resemble their adoptive parents more than their biological parents.
c. be just as likely to resemble their biological parents as their adoptive parents.
d. resemble their biological and adoptive parents to some degree.
A
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a. ?may have an association with aggression b. ?definitely has an association with aggression c. ?definitely has an association with aggression in men, but not in women d. ?definitely has an association with aggression in women, but not in men
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a. the reciprocal relationship between child and environment b. unconscious motivations c. the evolutionary origins of behavior d. the principles of classical and operant conditioning
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Describe the role played by the cranial nerves that are involved in the senses of vision, hearing, and smell. What will be an ideal response?
Hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex are associated with
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