Question 17
William McDougall proposed the idea that
human behavior is best understood without reference to biological factors.
the environment is more important than biology in explaining human behavior.
all human behavior could be explained ultimately in terms of the survival instinct.
human behavior could be explained by eighteen different instincts.
Question 18
Published studies of the effects of sex hormones on behavior using large clinical samples have been done regularly since the period immediately following the Korean War.
True
False
Question 19
Different chimp troops have numerous behavior patterns that distinguish them from each other.
True
False
Question 20
Human infants
do not have a sucking response at birth.
are able to imitate adult facial expressions within the first hour after being born.
are unable to imitate adult facial expressions until about 6 weeks following birth, and even then forget these expressions within a few minutes.
cannot imitate adult facial expressions until they are about 8 to 10 months old.
Question 21
Studies looking at the relationship between testosterone and human behavior
have appeared in major social science journals.
have appeared mainly in biology journals and are still not widely known in sociology.
have never satisfied the requirements of the scientific method.
have failed to produce consistent findings.
Question 22
In studies comparing children adopted at birth with their biological parents and with their adoptive parents, which of the following has been suggested?
Alcoholism has a genetic component.
Alcoholism is genetically determined.
Alcoholism has an environmental component.
Alcoholism is environmentally determined.
a and c
Question 23
Which of the following are behavioral geneticists most interested in studying?
identical twins
siblings
parents and children
fraternal twins
Question 24
In modern nations over the past several decades
only men have been getting taller.
only women have been getting taller.
only people in North America have been getting taller.
people in general have been getting taller.
Question 25
Washoe called monkeys and people she did not like or was upset by something like
“hairy.”
“butt.”
“mean.”
“poop.”
“square.”
