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1.Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding personality stability?
Because it has a biological basis in infant temperament, personality remains fairly stable throughout the life span. |
Personality is mostly influenced by social roles and norms, so it is difficult to predict accurately. |
People make many characteristic adaptations throughout life, which can cause substantial changes in personality over time. |
Personality tends to be stable in adulthood but can be predicted only from about age 15 or older. |
2.
Research on the Rorschach inkblot test indicates that it:
reliably assesses id/ego/superego conflicts and specific psychological disorders related to these conflicts |
does an excellent job of identifying specific psychological disorders |
identifies many normal, healthy adults and children as psychologically disturbed |
is the most reliable of the many projective tests in use 3. Research has shown that, in predicting the behavior of people we know, we:
4. Derrick feels that he deserves more than other people, and he often tries to manipulate people to get what he wants. Whenever someone challenges him, he gets very angry. Derrick likely:
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Question 14
Which of the following is definitely a contradiction:
A mutation that has a beneficial effect at one stage of an organism's life but a deleterious one at a later stage. |
A mutation that increases inclusive fitness benefits but decreases an organism's attractiveness to potential sexual partners. |
A mutation that goes to fixation but is not itself actively selected for, but rather has reached high frequency thanks to "hitch-hiking" with another mutation that IS under selection. |
None of the above. |
Question 15
Which of these is an example of a mutually beneficial symbiosis:
A pathogen and a host coevolving in each other's presence. |
Bacteria in aphids that have evolved to produce toxins that prevent developing parasitoid wasps from successfully growing inside of these aphids after adult wasps sting the aphids and inject them with an egg. The bacteria, meanwhile, have a "home" to ride around in. |
A cheetah and an antelope coevolving with each other, with each getting faster in the process. |
A squirrel that uses trees to hide from predators; the tree is not negatively affected by the squirrel. |
Question 16
Which of the following is TRUE:
Gene sequences are what we would normally consider "traits". |
A trait can encompass a certain behavior, but can not include physiological aspects of an organism. |
Traits are mostly genetic. |
The shape of a foot and the way it is used by predators to catch prey can both be considered traits. |
8. Have you ever worn something from a culture other than your own? This includes thing like hairstyles, clothes and accessories.
Yes. Not only me, at present most of the people, all over the world are doing the same. In this world we live in a together in a society with people from different places, different customs, and backgrounds. As we live together, we grow together, we also learn about other cultures and we accept them. There is a mutual two way exchange of cultural behaviors. This process is usually called "Acculturation". Also with technologies like television, internet, social media, etc. There is a widespread of information which is easily accessible to everyone. People following other cultures is most commonly evident in their dressing style (fashion). For example, long ago in India, ancestors used to wear Kurtas and dhotis. Where as we can see now present generation wearing jeans, t-shirts, and shirts of different patterns which is originally adopted from western culture. |
9. If yes, did you know the meaning, significance and importance of that symbol?