Question 1

Attachment theory is known mainly through the writing of John __________ .

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Question 2

Evolutionary psychologists study _____________ characteristics.

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Question 3

Endocrine glands produce psychophysiological responses by releasing __________ .

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Question 4

The application of the principles of evolution to understanding the animal and human mind is at the heart of a new field known as evolutionary __________ .

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Question 5

Genes are located on chainlike structures known as __________,which are found in the nucleus of cells.

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Question 6

The brain is said to be __________ ,since often one hemisphere of the brain serves a specialized role as the site of specific cognitive and emotional activities.

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Question 7

The widely accepted idea that a combination of a genetic risk and an environmental stress causes emotional disorders is known as gene-environment __________ .

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Question 8

An individual's actual genetic makeup is known as her/his __________ .

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Question 9

From the perspective of evolutionary psychology,__________ selection improves inclusive fitness through increased access to mates and mating.

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Question 10

The field of _______ is concerned with the study of biological structures.

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Question 11

Genetic influences on abnormal behavior are __________ (that is,increased risks),not predestinations or inevitabilities.

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Question 12

Multiple stressors or _________ __________ may contribute to mental disorders.

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Question 13

__________________ twins start when one sperm fertilizes one egg.They start off being genetically identical,having identical genotypes.

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Question 14

The __________ controls basic biological urges,such as eating,drinking,and sexual activity.

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Question 15

Family incidence studies ask whether diseases "run in families." Investigators identify normal and ill __________ ,or index cases,and tabulate the frequency with which other members of their families suffer from the same disorder.

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Question 16

The textbook uses the example of "anxious" parents giving their children "anxiety" promoting genes and raising them in an environment of anxiety as an example of gene-environment ____________.

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Question 17

Neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic gap and eventually come into contact with sites called __________ at the surface of the receiving neuron.

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Question 18

The basic building blocks of the brain,the cells that are most active,are known as __________ .

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Question 19

_____________ have alternative forms known as alleles.

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Question 20

If a mental disorder has a genetic component at its root,a single gene is rarely the cause.Instead,the disorder is said to be __________ .

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Quiz 2: Causes of Abnormal Behavior