A. as reliable but no necessary valid estimates
B. as ballpark estimates of the influence of genetics
C. as accurate estimates of the influence of genetics
D. as relatively useless estimates of the influence of genetics
Related Mcqs:
- The heritability appears to be:
A. virtually impossible to demonstrate
B. very low
C. in the range of 60%-70%
D. irrelevant to the understanding of obesity - In order to estimate trait heritability, researchers are most likely to make use of:
A. gender sachems
B. gender-typing
C. twin studies
D. cloning - A single, memorable case of welfare fraud has a greater impact on estimates of the frequency of welfare abuse than do statistics showing that this case is actually the exception to the rule. This illustrates that judgments are influenced by the:
A. availability heuristic
B. belief perseverance phenomenon
C. framing effect
D. confirmation bias - In client-centered therapy, the importance of affirming the worth of the client is achieved by the exercise of which THREE therapeutic attitudes?
1: Unconditional positive regard.
2: Empathy.
3: Genuineness.
4: Confrontation.A. 1,2 & 3
B. 2,3 & 4
C. 1,3 & 4
D. None of These - People who commit______acts do so with little regard for their own safety.
A. Foolish
B. Competitive
C. Cooperative
D. Altruistic - With regard to the effects of TV on children, we can conclude that:
A. TV has little effect on the behavior of children
B. TV only increases aggressive behavior in children
C. TV only increases prosocial behavior in children
D. the amount of TV viewing may be related to aggressive behavior later in life - Freud is to unconscious conflicts as Regard is to:
A. Incongruence
B. maladaptive habits
C. transference
D. clarification - Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 4
D. 3 & 4 - Identify the assertion from those given below, with regard to damage to the brain’s hemispheres:
A. Serve hemi-neglect often results from damage to the left parietal lobe
B. Patients with hemi-neglect may ignore the entire left half of the world
C. The right hemisphere might be able to support bilateral spatial attentional processes
D. When the left hemisphere is damaged the right may be able to take over processes that would normally depend on the left hemisphere - Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?
A. At an early oral stage children usually start to explore their environment but experience control and discipline from their parents
B. Fixation at the anal stage results in children deriving pleasure in adulthood from activities such as overeating, smoking, drinking and kissing
C. At the genital stage children discover pleasure from touching their genitals
D. During the latency period sexual impulses are rechanneled into activities such as sport, learning and social activities
