The proportion (or percent) of a trait’s observed variability that can be explained by the variability of the underlying genetic structure is the definition of _______.
a. behavior genetics
b. phenotype
c. genotype
d. heritability
d. heritability
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Jan says that neonates are not sensitive to pain and that this is adaptive to them in the birthing process. Lynn says that neonates do in fact feel pain and that they should be given anesthesia for uncomfortable, painful procedures. Melissa says that neonates do feel pain, but that they are less sensitive to pain than are older children. Given recent research, who is correct?
a. Jan b. Lynn c. Melissa d. To date, there has been no conclusive research on neonates and pain.
Another good use of the median as a measure of central tendency is for ______ data.
A. nominal B. interval C. ratio D. ordinal
Personality variables linked to volunteerism may help recruiting volunteers.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
To critics of the idea that animals can learn language, a highly trained circus animal that responds to its trainer’s verbal requests would not be convincing primarily because of the critics’ arguments that such behavior ____
a. ?is simply not possible given the animal’s small cortex b. has been shown to be a product of a hoax carried out by fraudulent researchers? c. does not fit our understanding of evolutionary processes? d. merely reflects behavioral conditioning?