Researchers announce that their study of identical twins has revealed a high heritability for divorce (McGue & Lykken, 1992). Given that our prehistoric ancestors hadn't yet invented marriage, let alone divorce, what on earth could this finding mean
What will be an ideal response?
There obviously cannot be a "divorce gene," but perhaps personality traits that have a heritable component, such as neuroticism and hostility, make it harder for a person to get along with a partner and thereby increase the likelihood of getting divorced (Rogge et al., 2006).
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Janoff-Bulman's (1979) research indicates that self-blame may be adaptive in the long term when it is directed at ____ as opposed to ____
a. one's behavior? one's own character b. one's past behavior? one's present behavior c. emotion? behavior d. one's character? one's behavior
When considering the process of educating adult partners, which of the following might hinder the experience.
Children older than 9 or so increasingly rely on
a. real experiences c. intellectual realism. b. artistic realism. d. visual realism.
When there is a problem with alcohol/substance abuse in the family, many children learn certain roles as a means of coping. What is the superhero role?
a. Acting strong and competent and trying hard to take care of everything and everyone. b. Being funny and entertaining in hopes of providing distractions from the problems. c. Protecting the chemically dependent person and trying to smooth things over. d. Creating problems and serving as the lightning rod for the family's emotions and conflict.