If there is evidence for the heritability of a personality trait, we should focus on a biological-level
interpretation of that trait, according to the text.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 2Evolution through transmitted learning from one generation to another is called
A) Normative evolution
B) Classical conditioning
C) Cultural evolution
D) Cultural consciousness
Question 3Which statement best describes the relevance of evolutionary theory for culture?
A) Evolutionary theory competes with and contradicts cultural explanations.
B) Cultural explanations have demonstrated that evolutionary explanations are incorrect.
C) Evolutionary explanations have demonstrated that cultural explanations are incorrect.
D) Cultural evolution is included within evolutionary theory.
Question 4Aggression and striving for dominance are more common in
A) children than adults.
B) parents than childless couples.
C) females than males.
D) males than females.
Question 5The term heritability refers to
A) how much the variability of a trait in a population can be attributed to genetic variation.
B) the similarity of identical twins.
C) the nature-nurture controversy.
D) similarity of physical characteristics, but not of psychological traits, with one's parents.
Question 6Studies of rats deprived of maternal contact showed that the rats developed permanent deficits in the
hippocampus. Such deficits (in rats or humans) could make them more vulnerable to
A) aggression.
B) depression.
C) introversion.
D) sexual promiscuity.
Question 7Harm avoidance is associated with high levels of serotonin.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 8In Kagan's studies, children with an uninhibited type of temperament
A) acted aggressively.
B) tended to be only children (with no siblings).
C) interacted with the experimenter and a strange woman.
D) all of the above
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