Adoption studies based on the assumption that if an attribute is influenced primarily by environmental factors, then adopted children should
a. be just as likely to resemble their biological parents as their adoptive parents.
b. resemble their biological and adoptive parents to some degree.
c. resemble their biological parents more than their adoptive parents.
d. resemble their adoptive parents more than their biological parents.
D
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a. they are likely to be at high risk for suicidal behavior b. they are interested in these subjects for vocational reasons c. they may display morbid or unhealthy tendencies d. they may have been recently or currently impacted by a death-related experience e. they may need therapy in the classroom setting
The shape of the lens adjusts in order to _______
a. protect the eye from too much light b. let in more light when it is dark c. focus on different objects at different distances d. allow time for the eye to adjust to bright light
Molecular genetics include all but following view of alcoholism:
a. It is determined by quantitative trait loci b. It is independent of environmental factors c. It is a probabilistic rather than certain outcome of genetic factors d. It has polymorphic determinants
One way researchers test the ability to flexibly shift attention is to ________.
A. introduce irrelevant stimuli into a task to see how well children attend to the task's central elements B. test the same group of children multiple times, spacing the tests at least a year apart from each other C. ask children to complete tasks, such as grocery shopping, that are relevant to their everyday lives D. offer rewards for successful completion of tasks that would not be rewarded in everyday life