The blood clotting disease, hemophilia, occurs much more frequently in males because it is caused by a recessive gene carried on the sex chromosomes. As such, it would be referred to as:
a. a heterozygous trait
b. a homozygous trait
c. a sex-linked trait
d. a codominant trait
c
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Which of the following refers to the tendency that some people have to simultaneously (a) hold egalitarian values, and (b) experience negative feelings, or feelings of disease, when interacting with minority groups?
a. aversive racism b. social dominance orientation c. contact hypothesis d. discontinuity effect
An early popularizer of psychology was ____.?
a. ?Jones b. ?Jastrow c. ?Dewey d. ?Wiggam e. ?both Jastrow and Wiggam
Bob was married to his wife for 15 years. His children live with their mother since their divorce. He has been in a committed relationship with Grant for the past 5 years. Based on this information, what might you conclude?
a. Bob is homosexual. b. Bob fits better into Alfred Kinsey's scale than being defined as either heterosexual or homosexual. c. Bob is heterosexual. d. Bob should never have gotten married in the first place.
Adult learners list __________ as the most common reason for not completing their degrees
A) role overload B) the amount of homework C) the fast pace of the classes D) failure to achieve high grades