Smokers and nonsmokers have been found to differ in a gene that influences responses to:

Related Mcqs:

1. When a gene is______the trait it controls will be present every time the gene is present.

   A. recessive
   B. dominant
   C. polygenic
   D. sex-linked

2. You have just conducted a research study, if the responses of the participants significantly differ from what would be expected if there was no relationship among the variables in your study, then it would be appropriate for your to:

   A. Use a different method to replicated use results
   B. Obtain a larger sample to replicate results
   C. Perform manipulation checks
   D. Reject the null hypothesis
   E. All of the above

3. In psychology the nature-nurture debate refers to the relative influences of __________________?

   A. paternal genes and maternal care
   B. genes and environment
   C. genotype and phenotype
   D. genotype and karyotype

4. Attitude refers to the inner state of an individual which influences:

   A. The selection of an activity
   B. The adoption of an activity
   C. The understanding of an activity
   D. All of the above

5. A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city fluctuates with the phases of the moon. He concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior. He has committed what error?

   A. He incorrectly inferred correlation from causation
   B. He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation
   C. He failed to measure the gravitational pull to test his hypothesis
   D. He has overlooked the placebo effect

6. Early influences on the field of clinical psychology include the work of which psychoanalyst?

   A. Sigmund fraud
   B. Erich Fromm
   C. Frieda Fromm
   D. Jane gallop

7. Professor Pegler’s research efforts focus on how the use of heuristics influences the way people assess financial risks. Which specialty area does his research best represent?

   A. personality psychology
   B. cognitive psychology
   C. clinical psychology
   D. developmental psychology

8. All of the following may to be potential distorting influences in job analysis data collection except:

   A. The desire to make one’s own job look more difficult
   B. Objective reporting by the SME
   C. The desire of the SME to conform to what others report
   D. Mere carelessness

9. The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences:

   A. activity
   B. sleep and arousal
   C. motor behavior
   D. higher reasoning

10. If the gene for blue eyes is recessive and if a child have blue eyes, which of the following must be true?

    A. both parents have blue eyes
    B. the child’s sibling has brown eyes
    C. each parent has at least one blue eye gene
    D. at least one parent must have blue eyes