Ch1 (c) Biology and Psych

Question 1

The inheritance of behavioral characteristics was emphasized by

Answer 1

Darwin

Question 2

The survival of organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as

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natural selection

Question 3

Who highlighted the reproductive advantages of environmentally adaptive traits?

Answer 3

Darwin

Question 4

Charles Darwin believed that behaviors, such as the emotional expressions associated with human rage, could be explained by natural selection. Which early psychologist would be most likely to agree with Darwin’s assessment?

Answer 4

William James

Question 5

Which statement best exemplifies contemporary psychology’s understanding of the nature and nurture issue?

Answer 5

Depression is a disorder of the brain and of thought

Question 6

The biopsychosocial approach provides an understanding of social-cultural influences integrated within the larger framework of

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multiple levels of analysis

Question 7

Janna has low self-esteem because she is often teased for being overweight. Appreciating the complexity of Janna’s difficulties requires

Answer 7

a biopsychosocial approach

Question 8

Which approach is most directly concerned with assessing the relative impact of both nature and nurture on our psychological traits?

Answer 8

biopsychosocial

Question 9

Professor Brody attempts to measure the relative contributions of inborn traits and social influences on homosexual behavior.
Her research efforts best illustrate the interests of the ________ approach.

Answer 9

biopsychosocial

Question 10

Which approach is most directly concerned with assessing the relative contributions of heredity and experience to personality development?

Answer 10

biopsychosocial

Question 11

Professor Reed attempts to assess the relative contributions of heredity and home environment on children’s susceptibility to depression. Her research best illustrates the concerns of the ________ approach.

Answer 11

biopsychosocial

Question 12

Margaret has difficulty speaking in front of her classmates and explains to a friend, “Everybody in my family is shy, so it must be genetic.” Using the biopsychosocial approach to understanding her behavior, Margaret should

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examine additional psychological and social-cultural influences on shyness

Question 13

Depression is an illness that may be related to chemical imbalances in the brain, illogical thinking, and impaired social skills. Such an integrated explanation best illustrates the

Answer 13

biopsychosocial approach

Question 14

Which perspective is most relevant to understanding the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?

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biological

Question 15

The biological perspective in psychology would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by

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blood chemistry

Question 16

Mr. Lopez believes that severe depression results primarily from an imbalanced diet and abnormal brain chemistry. Mr. Lopez favors a ________ perspective on depression.

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biological