Which of the following human traits are hereditary:

Related Mcqs:

1. The hereditary differences are also called:

   A. Inborn differences
   B. Environment difference
   C. Learned difference
   D. Observable difference

2. Which of the following traits is not part of the five-factor model of personality?

   A. Openness
   B. Anxiety
   C. Extraversion
   D. Agreeableness

3. 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

4. Heredity refers to those traits which are transmitted to the children:

   A. Parents
   B. Environment
   C. Educational institution
   D. All of the above

5. Heredity refers to all those traits whom a child acquires from:

   A. Environment
   B. Parents
   C. Ovum
   D. Sperms

6. Central traits _____________?

   A. Were suggested by a behaviorist to explain behavior
   B. Organize and control behavior across many situations
   C. Are more situations specific than they are secondary traits
   D. Are seen in growth-oriented individuals
   E. None of these

7. Which theory of gender-typing suggests that people understand and classify their own behavior and personality traits in terms of masculine and feminine categories?

   A. social learning theory
   B. psychoanalytical theory
   C. evolutionary theory
   D. gender schema theory

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

   A. genes or experience
   B. continuity or stages
   C. life-span stability or change
   D. maturation or genes

9. Allport’s idea that the traits around which someone organizes their life are called_________traits.

   A. Cardinal
   B. Secondary
   C. Central
   D. Source

10. Dr. Roberts engages in basic research involving the construction and validation of tests designed to assess individual differences in traits such as anxiety and self-esteem, which specialty area does her research best represent?

    A. developmental psychology
    B. personality psychology
    C. biological psychology
    D. social psychology