There is a genetic predisposition to the disease________in some people so it ends to run in families:

Related Mcqs:

1. There is a genetic predisposition to the disease_______in some people so it ends to run in families:

   A. Epilepsy
   B. Alzheimer’s disease
   C. Parkinson’s disease
   D. None of these

2. A predisposition to behave in a particular way is called a/an ____________________?

   A. attitude
   B. prototype
   C. stereotype
   D. orienting reflex

3. Christina was skiing down an intermediate run when the run broke into two separate trails. One trial turned off at a 90-degree angle; the second trail appeared to continue in the same general direction she had been headed if Christina takes the second trial her actions would be consistent with the Gestalt principle of:

   A. common region
   B. simplicity
   C. closure
   D. continuity

4. Which theory focuses the most on demographic and social trends of families?

   A. symbolic interactionist
   B. social constructionist
   C. conflict theory
   D. postmodernist

5. Which extensive longitudinal research effort involving hundreds of families concluded that we need prevention strategies to reduce child and adolescent antisocial behavior?

   A. Aggression replacement training
   B. What Works program
   C. Statement validity assessment
   D. The Cambridge study

6. Dr. Dienringer wants to study attachment patterns in single-parents families. She plan to define the strength of attachment as the time it takes for the parent to respond when the infant starts to cry. Defining attachment in this way would:

   A. distort the true meaning attachment
   B. be an example of a hypothesis
   C. represent an operational definition
   D. require a double-blind research design

7. For best research control of genetic factors, which of the following should be used in experimentation?

   A. siblings
   B. identical twins
   C. factor analysis
   D. longitudinal approach

8. The DNA containing an individual’s genetic information is organized into structure called ________________?

   A. chromosomes
   B. phenotypes
   C. genotypes
   D. zygotes

9. Which process results in the faithful duplication of genetic material?

   A. genotyping
   B. crossing over
   C. mitosis
   D. meiosis

10. Recent work in behavioural genetics has examined the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to human behavior. But which of the four assertions below is NOT true?

    A. Research as shown monozygotic twins to have much more similar personality traits than dizygotic twins
    B. Both adoption studies and twin studies are consistent with a genetic influence on personality
    C. Adoption studies have shown that environment plays no part in the development of personality
    D. Children who are genetically more active and impulsive can cause their parents to be more responsive to their needs than other children