Deck 3: Biological Psychology

Question 1

The amount of genetic differences between groups from African, Asia, and Europe is about:

A) 10-15%
B) 30-35%
C) 50%
D) 99.9%

Answer 1

10-15%

Question 2

The difference between European American and African American IQ scores:

A) has been stable
B) is one standard deviation
C) is about 10 points
D) is 0-2 points

Answer 2

is about 10 points

Question 3

In a study of the effects of exposure to racial groups by Sangrigoli et al., which of the following was NOT true?

A) Koreans adopted by White families in Europe were better at recognizing White than Asian faces
B) Whites adopted into Korean families were better at recognizing Asian than White faces
C) Whites in Europe were better at recognizing White than Asian faces
D) Koreans in Korea were better at recognizing Asian than White faces

Answer 3

Whites adopted into Korean families were better at recognizing Asian than White faces

Question 4

A Korean American and a European American are in a bar and each has the same kind of beer. The Korean American turns red and has a headache, but the European American experiences neither symptom. The Korean American's reaction is likely to be a result of:

A) alcohol dependence
B) the MAO gene
C) the ALDH2 gene
D) the DRD2 gene

Question 5

According to the social control hypothesis, in settings of _______ social control, a large percentage of people will have the same______ .

A) high, phenotype
B) high, genotype
C) low, phenotype
D) low, genotype

Question 6

Giscombé and Lobel found that African American women were more likely than European American women to have low birthweight children. This disparity is most likely the result of:

A) socioeconomic status
B) prenatal care
C) substance use
D) hypertension

Question 7

In a study of eating disorders among Mexican American women,

A) Mexican orientation was associated with eating disorders
B) Anglo orientation was associated with eating disorders
C) Mexican orientation was a protective factor against eating disorders
D) Ethnic identity was a protective factor against eating disorders

Question 8

The K selected reproductive strategy:

A) is more characteristic of subhuman primates than humans
B) was found to be more characteristic of Europeans than other groups in a study of 186 societies
C) was found to be more characteristic of Africans than other groups in a study of 186 societies
D) is more characteristic of humans than other species

Question 9

Heredity is passed from parent to child via:

A) phenotypes
B) RNA
C) cells
D) genes

Question 10

Based on Merritt and colleagues' research on blood pressure and discrimination among African Americans, which of these situations is most likely to result in increased blood pressure?

A) An African American customer being treated fairly by a European American clerk
B) A customer being treated unfairly by a clerk
C) A customer being treated unfairly by a clerk who made racist statements
D) An African American customer being treated fairly by an African American clerk