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Practice Quiz: Chapter 02
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 02
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Which model of gene-environment interactions assumes that people differ in their vulnerability only to adverse environments and that everyone reacts more or less the same to harmless or favourable environments?
a) Conditional adaptation
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b) Ecological reactiveness
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c) Diathesis-stress
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d) Differential susceptibility
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e) None of the above
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According to the evolutionary psychology theory advanced by Kanazawa (2003), intrasexual competition for mates explains the age-crime curve for males. The major changes in the age-crime curve correspond roughly to which three periods?
a) Post-puberty, fatherhood, post-fatherhood
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b) Puberty, fatherhood, post-fatherhood
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c) Pre-puberty, fatherhood, post-fatherhood
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d) Pre-puberty, post-puberty, fatherhood
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e) Pre-fatherhood, fatherhood, post-fatherhood
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What does the term "polygenic" mean?
a) A gene that exists in more than one form
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b) A trait or characteristic that is under the influence of multiple genes
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c) A process that raises or lowers gene activity level without altering the genetic sequence
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d) The genesis or source of a genetic mutation
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e) Single genes that influence multiple traits
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Alternative strategy evolution theories assume that criminal behaviour is primarily related to which of the following?
a) Gene-based differences connected to a person's reproductive strategy
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b) Experiencing a harsh and unstable upbringing early in life
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c) Gene-based differences in a person's physical attributes and fitness
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d) The availability of resources combined with the behavioural strategies other members of a population employ to get these resources
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e) All of the above
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Which term is used to describe the reproductive success of both the individual AND his or her close genetic relatives?
a) Family-wide fitness
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b) Natural selection
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c) Inclusive fitness
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d) The Cinderella effect
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e) Collective fitness
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Which of the following does evolutionary theory suggest is constrained because it is a frequency dependent strategy?
a) Natural selection
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b) Cheating behaviour
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c) Altruism
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d) Reciprocal cooperation
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e) Violent crime
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Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe dizygotic twins?
a) They show greater concordance for criminal behaviour than monozygotic twins.
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b) They are genetically different from one another.
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c) They develop from two independently fertilized zygotes.
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d) They are more commonly known as fraternal twins.
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e) They may be the opposite sex of one another.
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Which term refers to a genetic vulnerability or predisposition to develop a pathological condition?
a) Triggering gene
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b) Teratogen
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c) Epigenetic vulnerability
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d) Predisposing gene
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e) Diathesis
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Which of the following traits is NOT likely to facilitate a mating effort reproductive strategy?
a) Strong sexual drive
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b) Lack of remorse
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c) Strong emotional bonds to others
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d) Deceitfulness
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e) Aggressiveness
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The study by Caspi et al (2002) investigating the influence of the genes controlling MAOA activity combined with childhood treatment found the greatest antisocial behaviour was associated with which of the following?
a) Low MAOA activity; no childhood maltreatment
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b) Low MAOA activity; severe childhood maltreatment
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c) High MAOA activity; no childhood maltreatment
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d) High MAOA activity; severe childhood maltreatment
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e) High MAOA activity only; childhood treatment had no impact
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