The epigenome is the full set of factors, from the cell to the outside world, that controls the expression of
a. hereditary material.
b. recessive genes.
c. the zygote.
d. histones.
Q. 2One epigenetic change that can affect the expression of a gene is methylation, which is
a. the subtraction of an organic molecule from DNA
b. the addition of an organic molecule to DNA
c. the addition of RNA to DNA
d. the effect of hormones on DNA
Q. 3In one animal study of the influence of genes on behavior, offspring of rats with genes for low stress reactivity were reared by unrelated mother rats with genes for high stress reactivity. This is an example of
a. a survey study.
b. a cross-fostering study.
c. a longitudinal study.
d. a comparative study.
Q. 4In one study, young rats exposed to stress vocalized their anxiety. Their mothers, alerted to this distress, responded with diligent caregiving behavior that altered the development of the hippocampus.
Which of the following processes or principles does this example demonstrate?
a. Dominant-recessive gene relationships.
b. Active gene effects.
c. The role of regulator genes in behavior genetics.
d. Epigenesis.
Q. 5Which of the following is not a reason to avoid using Why questions?
a) It puts the person on the defensive
b) One can never really know why, so why ask
c) It is overused
d) It allows the client to go into depth of their ideas
Q. 6Etringer, Hillerbrand, and Claiborn (1995) characterize the expert clinician as being able to do all of the following except
a. commit to one theoretical orientation despite diversity of client culture and presenting problem
b. process and synthesize information
c. note discrepancies and highlights of information
d. use theoretical and conceptual frameworks to make sense of information
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