Some traits are influenced by many genes. This is called _____
a) multifactorial inheritance.
b) dominant-recessive pairing.
c) phenotypal clustering.
d) polygenic inheritance.
Answer: d
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A. mitochondria. B. radial glia. C. oligodendrocytes. D. synapses.
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A) passive B) evocative C) active D) dynamic
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A. are useful in eliciting unconscious anger and inciting arguments in married couples during laboratory sessions. B. are useful for determining individuals' reactions when they are placed in ambiguous situations. C. are useful for getting at wishes, desires, fantasies, and conflicts that participants themselves may be unaware of and so could not report them in other ways. D. are best used in areas of personality psychology that relate to psychopathology and mental illness.
Mary Rothbart and her colleagues added __________ to her list of temperament qualities.
A. self-regulation B. accommodation C. egocentrism D. assimilation