What is the biggest reason why cloning one's personality will never be feasible?
Personality is the result of complex interaction between one's genes and environment
According to evolutionary psychology, which of the following does NOT account
for individual differences?
Certain levels of maladaptive traits such as neuroticism ensure that populations are not
so excessively large that it threatens the survival of the group
Monozygotic (MZ) twins share ____ percent of the genes that vary across
individuals, and dizygotic (DZ) twins share, on average, ____ percent of the genes
that vary across individuals
100; 50
A researcher interested in predicting patterns of helping behavior using the
concept of inclusive fitness would want to know
How much genetic material you share with someone you might help
The presence of schizophrenia was measured in both monozygotic (MZ) and
dizygotic (DZ) twins. The correlation between the MZ twins was .50 and the
correlation between the DZ twins was .30. What is the heritability coefficient for
schizophrenia?
.40
What is the scientific benefit of knowing a trait's heritability coefficient?
The variance in a trait that is due to genetic influences
Which of the following accurately describes inclusive fitness?
Inclusive fitness is the idea that self-sacrificing behaviors can still be evolutionarily
advantageous if they help the survival of others that share your genes