Thinking About Psychology, Second Edition

Module 3: Nature and Nurture in Psychology

iClicker Questions

Charles T. Blair-BroekerRandal M. Ernst

Questions Written by Kent Korek, Germantown High School

1. Nature is to nurture as _____ is to _____.

a. a fraternal twin; an identical twin

b. individualism; collectivism

c. gene; environment

d. a chromosome; a gene

2. The “nature” part of the nature/nurture controversy refers to:

a. the behavioral dispositions we acquire throughout our lives.

b. the biological dispositions we’re born with.

c. the environment.

d. the outside world.

3. Each cell in the human body contains:

a. 46 chromosomes within the nucleus.

b. over a million genes.

c. genes made up of DNA.

d. two neurons.

4. Siblings that develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two are

called:

a. conjoined twins

b. dizygotic twins.

c. fraternal twins.

d. identical twins.

5. You hear a debate on the radio regarding how much our upbringing and genes affect

our later behavior. What kind of psychological study would best investigate

the reality

a. twin case studies

b. correlational studies

c. separated identical twin studies

d. survey studies

6. Even though we may not remember our early experiences, these experiences are important for brain development because:

a. they create an unconscious sense of love and caring that we carry with us through our lives.

b. they create changes in the brain; pathways that will help us learn and use these skills later in life.

c. the experiences increase the number of neurons we have in our brain.

d. we will remember these experiences unconsciously.

7. In order to prevent teens from smoking, intervention programs for youth should first pay

attention to the impact of _____ on teen smoking habits.

a. peer influence

b. family environments

c. genetic predispositions

d. gender schemes

8. Donald avoids talking with food in his mouth because other people think it is crude and inappropriate. This best illustrates the

impact of:

a. roles.

b. schemas.

c. stereotypes.

d. norms.

9. The shared attitudes, beliefs, norms, and behaviors of a group communicated from one generation to the next is the definition

of:

a. individualism.

b. collectivism.

c. culture.

d. nurture.

10. Walden Three is a utopian community established in the middle of the California desert.

Everyone in the community is expected to contribute their fair share of work and be willing to

give up their goals for that of the overall community. Walden Three would most likely be

called:

a. collectivistic.

b. culturally biased.

c. a mutation.

d. individualistic.