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An evolutionary psychologist would be likely to suggest that human preferences for sweet-tasting foods


A) have hindered human reproduction.
B) are genetically predisposed.
C) vary widely across cultures.
D) are influenced by gender expectations.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Behavior geneticists are most likely to use twin and adoption studies to assess


A) human fitness.
B) trait heritability.
C) reproductive capacity.
D) brain maturation.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Exceptionally inhibited and fearful infants tend to become introverted adolescents. This best illustrates the long-term stability of


A) temperament.
B) adoptive parenting.
C) adaptability.
D) the female chromosome.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Studies of identical twins who had been reared apart has most clearly increased scientific appreciation for the importance of ________ in personality development.


A) extraversion
B) gender schemas
C) home environments
D) genetic influences

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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The threadlike structures that contain genes are called


A) synapses.
B) epigenetics.
C) chromosomes.
D) genomes.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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A researcher who assesses the heritability of intelligence is most likely a(n)


A) social learning theorist.
B) evolutionary psychologist.
C) behavior geneticist.
D) behaviorist.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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