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151.Regarding the human genome, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Scientists have decoded the human genome.

B)The focus today in gene research is understanding how genes work and identifying specific genes involved in various disorders.

C)Most psychologists today agree that both heredity and environment interact to shape human behavior and mental processes.

D)Each cell in the human body contains the full complement of human genes.

E)Genes are composed of deoxyribonucleic acid, and they are linked together on long strands called chromosomes.

152.Two psychologists debate the nature-nurture problem. What is the topic of their debate?

A)The relative role of the endocrine system and the central nervous system in reflexive responses

B)The ethical concerns of using invasive experimental techniques in studying the brain

C)The pros and cons of the sympathetic versus parasympathetic nervous systems

D)The role of hemispheric lateralization in the development of handedness

E)The influence of genetics versus environment in human behavior

153.Which type of study provides the clearest way to address the nature-nurture question?

A)twin study

B)adoptee study

C)split-brain study

D)familial association study

E)human genome study

154.In twin studies, the ______describes the percentages of cases in which both members of twin pairs share the same trait or disorder.

A)genotype

B)concordance rate

C)phenotype

D)polygenic trait rate

E)plasticity percentage

155.A familial association study is used to determine

A)the degree of environmental similarity between twins raised apart.

B)the extent to which adopted children share the same characteristics as their adoptive parents.

C)the extent to which the same disorders or traits are shared among family members.

D)the extent to which family members have different traits or characteristics.

E)the extent to which family members participate in shared activities.

156.In a twin study, an investigator compares concordance rates of fraternal and identical twins. A concordance rate is best described as

A)the degree of genetic similarity between the twins.

B)the degree of environmental similarity between the twins.

C)the degree to which twins resemble their parents.

D)the percentage of shared traits or disorders.

E)the percentage of genetic overlap.

157.Adoptee studies describe efforts to

A)examine similarity between adopted children and non-adopted children.

B)examine similarity between adopted children and their biological or adoptive parents.

C)measure the genetic similarity between adopted children.

D)assess the extent to which adopted children share similar characteristics as nonadopted children raised in the same household.

E)examine differences similarity between adopted children and the general population.

158.Adoptee studies describe efforts to

A)examine similarities between adopted children and non-adopted children.

B)examine similarities between adopted children and their biological or adoptive parents.

C)measure the genetic similarity between adopted children.

D)assess the extent to which adopted children share similar characteristics as nonadopted children raised in the same household.

E)examine similarities between adopted children and the general population.

159.Twenty-three-year-old Thomas has schizophrenia. Familial association studies suggest that which of Thomas’s relatives is most likely to also have schizophrenia?

A)one of his parents

B)one of his grandparents

C)his sibling

D)his dizygotic twin

E)his monozygotic twin

160. According to research examining the relationship between genetics and shyness (Reiss et al., 2000), parents who are overprotective of a shy child

A)may accentuate the child’s shyness.

B) may minimize the child’s shyness.

C) may see the child outgrow his/her natural shyness over time.

D) may also have outgoing children who tend to dominate the shy child.

E) may have relatively little influence on the child’s genetically determined shyness.

161.People use biofeedback training to modify all of the following EXCEPT

A)heart rate.

B)blood pressure.

C)body temperature.

D)brain wave patterns.

E)protein synthesis.

162.Dr. Sontag is conducting research in which she connects research participants to a machine that sounds a particular tone whenever the participant’s blood pressure declines by 3 or more points. Her research involves

A) biofeedback training (BFT).

B) electromyographic (EMG) training.

C) thermal biofeedback training.

D) electroencephalograph (EEG) training.

E) brainwave training (BWT).

163.  As discussed in your textbook, people use biofeedback techniques to learn how to do all of the following EXCEPT

A) reduce blood pressure.

B) reduce muscle tension.

C) regulate body temperature.

D) modify their heart rate.

E) improve academic performance.

164.Dr. Erasmus is conducting a research study in which she is training migraine pain patients to modulate the blood flow to their extremities by means of biofeedback. Her research most likely involves which biofeedback method?

A) blood pressure monitoring.

B) electromyographic (EMG) training.

C) thermal biofeedback training.

D) electroencephalograph (EEG) training.

E) brainwave training (BWT).