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Paradigms in the study of abnormal behavior
a. increase objectivity.
b. slow innovation.
c. increase confidence in our conclusions regarding mental
illness.
d. enable us to gather knowledge in a systematic manner.
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D. enable us to gather knowledge in a systematic manner.
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When one chooses a paradigm to understand abnormal
behavior, it
a. has little effect on clinical practice.
b. leads to an overly narrow perspective.
c. is generally too narrow in focus.
d. specifies problems scientists will investigate and how
they will go about investigating them.
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D. specifies problems scientists will investigate and how they will go about investigating them.
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Contemporary views on genetic and environmental factors in
behavior emphasize that
a. genes are important for only some behaviors.
b. a good environment can overcome genetic limitations.
c. both factors influence each other.
d. the percentage of genetic influence on a behavior can be
measured.
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C. both factors influence each other.
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Psychopathology is polygenic which means that
a. there are several different paradigms to explain abnormal
behavior.
b. there are several different paradigms operating at
different times during development that influence genetic vulnerability.
c. the human genome consists of around 30,000 genes.
d. if a person had a gene for x, they will most likely get
x.
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B. there are several different paradigms operating at different times during development that influence genetic vulnerability.
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If the heritability
of ADHD is around .70 then
a.70% of Liam’s ADHD is due to genes.
b.30% of Liam’s ADHD is due to genes.
c. Liam’s individual heritability for ADHD is .70.
d. In a given population, variation in ADHD is attributed
approximately 70% to genes and 30% to environment.
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D. In a given population, variation in ADHD is attributed approximately 70% to genes and 30% to environment.
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Which of the following statements is false?
a. Heritability is a population statistic ranging from 0.0
to 1.0.
b. Heritability is the extent to which variability in a
particular behavior in a population can be accounted for by environmental
factors.
c. Heritability is a measure of what varies in a population.
d. The higher the heritability statistic, the greater the
particular behavior can be accounted for by genetic factors.
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B. Heritability is the extent to which variability in a particular behavior in a population can be accounted for by environmental factors.
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Research suggests that
a. shared environmental factors is what matters most for
understanding genetic variability among siblings.
b. heritability is what determines a behavior in a
population.
c. the effect of nonshared environmental events on siblings
is what matters most for understanding genetic variability among siblings.
d. specific types of events determine genetic variability
among siblings.
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C. the effect of nonshared environmental events on siblings is what matters most for understanding genetic variability among siblings.
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One’s inherited genes are referred to as
a. phenotypes.
b. genotypes.
c. somatotypes.
d. allele types.
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b. genotypes.
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One's observable characteristics are called
a. fistulas.
b. genotypes.
c. genetic types.
d. phenotypes.
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d. phenotypes.
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A genotype is illustrated by which of the following?
a. panic disorder
b. depression
c. schizophrenia
d. None of these
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D. None of these
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A phenotype is illustrated by which of the following?
a. Lisa’s level of anxiety.
b. Lisa’s chromosomes.
c. The genes that code for Lisa’s eye color.
d. Lisa’s DNA structure.
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A. Lisa’s level of anxiety.
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The behavior genetic view suggests which of the following
relationships between genes and abnormal behavior?
a. Genetic predispositions increase the likelihood of
abnormal behavior.
b. It is possible and reasonable to manipulate an
individual's genes.
c. Twins are more likely to exhibit abnormal behavior.
d. None of these describe the behavior genetic view.
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A. Genetic predispositions increase the likelihood of abnormal behavior.
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Any measure of intelligence is best viewed as an index of
a. genotype.
b. phenotype.
c. shared environment.
d. unshared environment.
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B. phenotype.
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Turkheimer and colleagues confirmed that
a. heritability for IQ is high.
b. heritability depends upon the environment.
c. achievement is highly heritable regardless of
environment.
d. linkage analysis is a sound research method.
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B. heritability depends upon the environment.
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Different forms of the same gene are called
a. alleles.
b. polymorphisms.
c. chromosomes.
d. genotypes.
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A. alleles.
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