Unit 3 Psych Portfolio Quizizz

According to John Locke and others, what mainly shapes our personality?

• Genes

• Environment

• Both genes and environment

• Neither genes nor environment

What did Charles Darwin believe about the shaping of our personality?

• Genes

• Environment

• Both genes and environment

• Neither genes nor environment

What do modern behavioral geneticists think about the interaction between genes and environment?

• Genes and environment have no interaction

• Genes have a stronger influence than environment

• Environment has a stronger influence than genes

• Genes and environment interact in shaping personality

What does heritability measure?

• The genetic impact on trait differences in a particular population

• The genetic impact on trait differences in an individual

• The environmental impact on trait differences in a particular population

• The environmental impact on trait differences in an individual

What does a heritability of 1 indicate?

• Genetic influences have no impact on trait differences

• Genetic influences have a strong impact on trait differences

• Environmental factors have a strong impact on trait differences

• Environmental factors have no impact on trait differences

Which trait has a higher heritability according to the text?

• Height

• IQ

• Spelling ability

• None of the above

What percentage of the difference in IQ can be attributed to genes?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

What does the text suggest about the impact of parents on a child's IQ?

• Parents have a significant impact on a child's IQ

• Parents have no impact on a child's IQ

• Parents have a limited impact on a child's IQ

• Parents have a negative impact on a child's IQ

What does the example of the mutated crayfish demonstrate?

• The impact of nature on genetic code

• The impact of nurture on genetic code

• The complex interplay of nature and nurture

• The random variations in replicated genetic code

What is the main conclusion about the nature vs nurture debate?

• Nature has a stronger influence than nurture

• Nurture has a stronger influence than nature

• Nature and nurture have equal influence

• Nature and nurture have no influence