AP Psychology Unit 2 Topic 1

Which of the following will be the most alike?

• Fraternal twins raised in the same environment.

• Identical twins raised in different environments.

• Siblings raised in the same environment.

• Identical twins raised in the same environment.

Generally speaking, heritability is the extent to which

• differences among people are accounted for by genes.

• An individual's traits are due to genes or the environment.

• differences among people are due to the environment.

• differences among people are due to their cultural heritage.

Which of the following individuals theorized that human characteristics and behaviors may by hereditary and serve evolutionary purposes?

• William James

• Charles Darwin

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

Which of the following best explains heredity?

• The idea that it is our biological components that determine how we will develop.

• The idea that is how we are raised that determines how we will develop.

• The study of how our environment and a person's behavior that impact how our genes work.

• A measurement to determine how much variation there is in a population when it comes to a population's genes.

Which of the following statements would Charles Darwin most likely not agree with?

• A person's biology plays little to no role in their development over time.

• When looking at a species we can see valuable traits get passed onto offspring to help with the survival of the species.

• A person's biology and genetic makeup are a major factor in how they will develop over the course of their life.

• Weaker traits that do not help with a person's survival will not be passed onto future generations.

Which of he following best explains epigenetics?

• The process of how the brain adapts to different environmental changes and creates new neural pathways.

• A measurement to determine how much variation there in in a population when it comes to a population's genes.

• The study of how our environment and a person's behavior impact how our genes work.

• The study of the impact of natural selection on a population and individuals that make up that population

Which scenario best exemplifies Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection?

• John has larger muscles than Bob because John lifts weights and Bob does not.

• A natural disaster wipes out all of the living creatures on an island in Florida.

• A mutation in a species of frog that allows them to better blend into the jungle leads to a greater chance of survival and more offspring possessing this mutation.

• A crow learns to use a tool by observing another crow use that tool.