The nature/nurture controversy considers the degree to which traits and behaviors are determined by _______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. In the Nurture Assumption, Judith Harris argues that the evidence indicates that family environment has_______on children’s personalities.

   A. largely positive effects
   B. largely negative effects
   C. surprisingly little effect
   D. a powerful effect

3. Which degree in teaching depends to a great extent upon degree of sensitively to the developmental progress, the innate potentialities of learners?

   A. Degree of success
   B. Educational degree
   C. Degree of observation
   D. Degree of inspection

4. The degree of concentration or dilution of a color is known as its _______________?

   A. brightness
   B. hue
   C. volume
   D. saturation

5. In developmental psychology, the term nature refers to _______________ factors that influence development?

   A. environmental
   B. physical
   C. biological
   D. all of these

6. Furious at her boss for what she considers to be unjust criticism, Tania turns around and takes out her anger on her subordinates. Tania may be using the defense mechanism of:

   A. displacement
   B. reaction formation
   C. identification
   D. replacement

7. Current research considers human sexual behavior to be motivated by what factors in the brain?

   A. External sensory stimuli and organism’s internal state
   B. Pre-optic area and estrogen
   C. Interpersonal attraction and financial stability
   D. Intelligence and physical attractiveness

8. Dependence, passivity and greediness are regarded as traits found in the so-called __________?

   A. Anal character
   B. Phallic stage
   C. Genital stage
   D. Oral character
   E. None of these

9. The concept of traits is used to account for personal characteristics that are:

   A. biologically determined
   B. relatively permanent and enduring
   C. situation specific
   D. shared by a group

10. Which of the following is true of traits?

    A. Traits are descriptors used to label personality
    B. Sheldon (1974) categorized people according to four body types
    C. Modern theorists view traits as discrete rather than continuous entities
    D. According to trait theorists, categorizing people into separate groups of ‘sociable’ versus ‘unsociable’ is extremely useful