Nature Nurture

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

• Nature

• Nurture

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

• Nature

• Nurture

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

• parents and peers

• genes and environment

• culture and norms

• DNA and chromosomes

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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.

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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

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How many genes do identical twins share?

• 90%

• 100%

• 50%

• 0%

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Diseases can be inherited

• True

• False

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In the debate of Nature vs Nurture, which side is more important?

• Nature

• Both

• Nurture

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Eye color, hair color, height, etc. fit into this category:

• Nature

• Nurture

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If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be evidence of 

• nature
• nurture