Nature/Nurture

born with; not learned

• imitation

• reciprocal

• innate

• relative (adj)

the process of voluntarily taking a child from his/her biological parents and raising that child as if he/she were one's own child

• adoption

• aggression

• alleged

• attribute

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

• interaction

If a child has brown eyes when she is born, it would be an example of...

• nature

• nurture

• interaction

All of the following are examples of genetic traits, EXCEPT -

• Eye Color

• Skin Color

• Foot Size

• Speaking Spanish

All of the following are traits gained through our environment, EXCEPT -

• enjoying reading

• blood type

• using a knife and fork

• religious preferences

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 are not passed down through genes.

• specific genes probably predispose people to political views.

How many genes do identical twins share?

• 90%

• 100%

• 50%

• 0%

Which factor can affect the epigenome?

• nutrition
• exercise
• stress 
• all of these factors can affect the epigenome