AP Psych Unit 1

What is the primary focus of psychology?

• Study of physical health

• Study of behavior and mental processes

• Study of historical events

• Study of chemical reactions

Which of the following is NOT a component of the scientific attitude in psychology?

• Humility

• Curiosity

• Skepticism

• Certainty

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Who wrote "On the Origin of Species" and in what year was it published?

• Sigmund Freud, 1900

• Charles Darwin, 1859

• Ivan Pavlov, 1897

• B.F. Skinner, 1938

What concept in evolutionary psychology explains the process by which traits become more or less common in a population?

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Drift

• Gene Flow

• Mutation

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What term describes the study of how genetic and environmental factors influence behavior?

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Behavioral Genetics

• Cognitive Psychology

• Developmental Psychology

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What is the key difference between identical (monozygotic) twins and fraternal (dizygotic) twins?

• Identical twins have different genes, fraternal twins have the same genes

• Identical twins share the same womb, fraternal twins do not

• Identical twins have the same genes, fraternal twins have different genes

• Identical twins are always the same gender, fraternal twins are not

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Who conducted a study in 2009 that found similarities in taste, thoughts, abilities, and interests among 74 reunited twins?

• Sigmund Freud

• Thomas Bouchard

• Carl Jung

• John Watson

Which of the following statements is true about adopted parents compared to biological parents?

• Adopted parents are not screened, biological parents are

• Adopted parents are screened, biological parents are not

• Both adopted and biological parents are screened

• Neither adopted nor biological parents are screened

What term describes the mutual influence of genes and the environment on each other?

• Epigenetics

• Interaction

• Natural Selection

• Adaptation

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What is the study of how environmental factors can influence gene expression without changing the DNA sequence called?

• Genetics

• Epigenetics

• Behavioral Genetics

• Evolutionary Psychology