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sulee sulee
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A synonym for fraternal twins is
 
  a. dizygotic twins.
  b. monozygotic twins.
  c. allele twins.
  d. heterozygotic twins.



Question 2

A second way of studying heritability, other than the formula h2 = 2(rmz  rdz) is through the use of
 
  a. dizygotic twins reared apart.
  b. monozygotic twins reared apart.
  c. factor analysis.
  d. a quadratic analysis.



Question 3

A fertilized egg splitting into two early in its maturation results in
 
  a. a nonviable zygote.
  b. two monozygotic twins .
  c. two dizygotic twins.
  d. a chimera.



Question 4

All of the following are used in the textbook as examples of aspects of the nonshared environment in a family EXCEPT
 
  a. spacing of siblings.
  b. differential parental treatment.
  c. physical aspects of the home environment.
  d. friends.



Question 5

The smallest number of factors that could account for human personality is one. Researchers have labeled this the _____________ personality factor.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).



Question 6

The textbook defines ___________ environment as those aspects of the family environment that are generally the same for all the children in the household.
 
  a. shared
  b. common
  c. phenotypic
  d. genetic



Question 7

_______________ estimates the extent to which observed individual differences can be traced in any way to individual differences in environments.
 
  a. Heritability
  b. Phenotype
  c. Epigenetics
  d. Environmentality
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6 years ago
(Answer to Q. 1)  Answer: a: dizygotic twins.

(Answer to Q. 2)  Answer: b: monozygotic twins reared apart.

(Answer to Q. 3)  Answer: b: two monozygotic twins.

(Answer to Q. 4)  Answer: c: physical aspects of the home environment.

(Answer to Q. 5)  Answer: general

(Answer to Q. 6)  Answer: a: shared

(Answer to Q. 7)  Answer: d: Environmentality
sulee Author
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6 years ago
Makes tons more sense now! Vote with confidence people, these are all correct
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6 years ago
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