Nature vs. Nurture

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of you genetics?

• Nature

• Nurture

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of your environment?

• Nature

• Nurture

Which of the following most relates to the nature-nurture issue?

• parents and peers

• genes and environment

• culture and norms

• DNA and chromosomes

In twin studies, behavior geneticists are looking for ______________.

• differences between fraternal twins because they are raised in the same home.

• whether being a twin affects emotional development and social behaviors

• similarities between identical twins because they share the same genetic code.

• how many times identical and fraternal twins occur in different cultures

If adopted children are more similar in political views to their adopted parents than to their biological parents, then _______________.

• random mutations may be responsible for the differences between adopted children and their adoptive parents.

• the genetic code determining political views probably occurs randomly.

• political views have nothing to do with your genetics.

• specific genes probably predispose people to political views.

Which of the following behaviors are our peers most likely to influence?

• popularity in school

• exercise habits

• giving money to a charity

• keeping our room clean

A culture's ___________ are its understood rules for accepted and expected behavior.

• dances

• norms

• past

• eating habits

In most twin studies, which affects them the most?

• Nature

• Nurture

• Both

How many genes do identical twins share?

• 90%

• 100%

• 50%

• 0%

How many genes do fraternal twins share?

• 100%

• 0%

• 90%

• 50%