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Premature babies are especially likely to gain weight if stimulated by: . A. sound and music.B. light and colors.C. touch and massage.D. movement and acceleration.. The tendency to exaggerate the impact of parents' child-rearing practices on children's personality development has been most characteristic of: .

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    1. iClicker Questions for Chapter 4: Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

    2. Answer: CAnswer: C

    3. The tendency to exaggerate the impact of parents' child-rearing practices on children's personality development has been most characteristic of: A. behavior geneticists. B. Freudian psychologists. C. gender schema theorists. D. evolutionary psychologists. Answer: BAnswer: B

    4. Adoptive parents are least likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children. A. personality traits B. religious beliefs C. political attitudes D. moral values Answer: AAnswer: A

    5. Concepts of maleness and femaleness that influence our perceptions are called gender: A. norms. B. schemas. C. roles. D. complexes. Answer: BAnswer: B

    6. The expectations that men initiate dates and that women select wedding gifts best illustrate aspects of: A. sexual orientation. B. gender identity. C. behavior genetics. D. gender roles. Answer: DAnswer: D

    7. Because he believes that worrying is a feminine trait, 14-year-old George has difficulty perceiving his own fears. His experience best illustrates dynamics highlighted by: A. social learning theory. B. behavior genetics. C. gender schema theory. D. evolutionary psychology. Answer: CAnswer: C

    8. You and the President share __________ of your DNA. A. very little B. one fourth C. half D. nearly all Answer: DAnswer: D

    9. If a culture emphasizes personal goals and individual achievements, it is mostly likely a(n) ________ culture. A. interdependent B. individualist C. collectivist D. naturalist Answer: BAnswer: B

    10. Little Bethany loves new faces and stimuli, and laughs easily. People respond to her with playful smiles and tickles, which makes her giggle and ask for more. This represents ___________ between genetic predispositions and environments. A. an interaction B. natural selection C. heritability D. gender typing Answer: AAnswer: A

    11. Critical Thinking Questions

    12. Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of. . .This saying reflects perspectives about human beings. Which of the following perspectives does this saying reflect? A. nature B. nurture C. both nature and nurture D. neither nature nor nurture Answer: AAnswer: A

    13. You are what you eat. This saying reflects perspectives about human beings. Which of the following perspectives does this saying reflect? A. nature B. nurture C. both nature and nurture D. neither nature nor nurture Answer: BAnswer: B

    14. All men are created equal. This saying reflects perspectives about human beings. Which of the following perspectives does this saying reflect? A. nature B. nurture C. both nature and nurture D. neither nature nor nurture Answer: BAnswer: B

    15. The Head Start Program, founded in 1965, has become one of the major successes in education. Which of these conclusions can be drawn from this statement? A. Good nutrition has only a minor impact on school performance. B. Preschool is essential for children to succeed in school later on. C. Intelligence is determined mostly by genetic background. D. The preschool environment plays a large role in intellectual development. Answer: DAnswer: D

    16. Which of the following is NOT among the most common criticisms of twin studies? A. Adoption agencies tend to place separated twins in similar homes. B. There are not enough available comparisons of fraternal and identical twins for this line of research to be convincing. C. After being reunited, many twins spend years getting acquainted before being tested by researchers. D. Twins look alike, evoking similar responses from the environment. Answer: BAnswer: B

    17. If weight were 50 percent heritable, it would be most accurate to say that: A. your weight is equally influenced by nature and by nurture. B. your mother’s genes are responsible for half of your weight, and your father’s genes explain the other half. C. nature explains about half of the differences we observe among people. D. there is very little you can do to override the power of your genes in influencing your weight. Answer: CAnswer: C

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