What evidence suggests that family environment contributes little to personality development?
What will be an ideal response?
The personality of adopted children has almost zero correlation with the personality of the adopting parents. Also, although biological brothers and sisters correlate significantly with each other in personality, an adopted child's personality does not correlate with the personality of his/her adopted siblings.
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Evaluating a cognitive task to determine how best to accomplish and monitor one’s performance is called what
a. serial processing. b. parallel processing. c. ecological validity. d. metacognition.
Cecile has dreamed of owning her own home for years, and she can finally afford a small cottage in an older neighborhood. She notices that she feels more positive about her home when she drives home by the abandoned shacks, but she hates her home when driving past the fancy mansions with their large lawns. Cecile's emotions are influenced by
a. the principle of diversity. b. confirmation bias. c. the framing effect. d. the law of large numbers.
The process of one neuron communicating with another, or theplace where this
communication occurs is called A) a synapse B) an action potential C) reuptake D) an axon
Which pattern best describes a negative correlation?
A. During flu season, more tissues are sold. B. As rivers rise, boats are often lost. C. The more women use contraception, the fewer babies are born. D. The more spicy food people eat, the less sensitive they become to the spice.