Topics 1.1, Nature and Nurture 1.2 Nervous SystemQuiz

Which term refers to the study of behavior and mental processes?

• Heredity

• Psychology

• Reflex arc

• Glial cells

What is the term for the genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring?

• Nurture

• Temperament

• Heredity

• Maturation

Which system is responsible for the body's response to stress and emergencies?

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

What is the term for a research method that involves an in-depth analysis of an individual or group?

• Experimental research

• Correlational study

• Case study

• Non-experimental research

The passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring is called _____________.

• Mutation

• Evolution

• Heredity

• Adaptation

Environmental factors or external influences like family and education are described as _____________.

• Heredity

• Nature

• Nurture

• Genetics

Identical twins, formed when one zygote splits into two, are called _____________.

• Fraternal Twins

• Monozygotic Twins

• Dizygotic Twins

• Conjoined Twins

Biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience, is called _____________.

• Learning

• Maturation

• Development

• Adaptation

A descriptive study that does not exhibit a great amount of control over variables is __________.

• Case study

• Survey

• Experiment

• Naturalistic observation

A descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth to reveal universal principles is a __________.

• Survey

• Experiment

• Case study

• Naturalistic observation