Question 1

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Compared with males, females are more likely to base their sense of personal identity on their: Answer

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D. social relationships. D. social relationships.

Question 2
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Two individuals are most likely to differ in personality if they are: Answer

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B. fraternal twins who were raised apart. B. fraternal twins who were raised apart.

Question 3
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Defining one's identity in terms of one's extended family or work group is most closely associated with: Answer

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D. collectivism. D. collectivism.

Question 4
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It has been suggested that men in all cultures tend to marry women younger than themselves because men are genetically predisposed to seek female features associated with youthful fertility. This suggestion best illustrates: Answer

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A. an evolutionary perspective.

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A. an evolutionary perspective.

Question 5
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By inventing customs and passing them on to their peers and offspring, chimpanzees exhibit the rudiments of: Answer

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C. temperament. D. culture.

Question 6
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The acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role is called: Answer

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B. gender-typing. B. gender-typing.

Question 7
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Studies of the relative impact of nature and nurture on human differences in aggressiveness best illustrate the research efforts of: Answer

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C. behavior geneticists. C. behavior geneticists.

Question 8
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At a social gathering, Latin Americans may behave in a manner that North Americans consider intrusive and overly expressive. This best illustrates the importance of being sensitive to differing: Answer

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C. norms. C. norms.

Question 9
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Adoptive parents are least likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children. Answer

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A. personality traits A. personality traits

Question 10
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The expectations that men initiate dates and that women select wedding gifts best illustrate aspects of: Answer

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A. gender roles. A. gender roles.

Question 11
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An organism's complete set of genetic instructions is called the: Answer

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A. genome. A. genome.

Question 12
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Which of the following is a major source of genetic diversity? Answer

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A. mutations A. mutations

Question 13
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Charles Darwin suggested that the evolution of living organisms is guided by: Answer

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C. natural selection. C. natural selection.

Question 14
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The tendency to exaggerate the impact of parents' child-rearing practices on children's personality has been most characteristic of: Answer

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A. gender schema theorists. C. Freudian psychologists.

Question 15
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Over the last century, Western parents have placed ________ priority on teaching children to respect and obey parents and ________ priority on teaching them loyalty to their country. Answer

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D. decreasing; decreasing D. decreasing; decreasing