Explain how the nature-nurture debate could be used to support each element of the biopsychosocial approach to explaining human behavior.

What does it mean to say that the heritability of height is 90 percent? What does that tell us about the contribution of genetics to any one person's height?

The interaction of biological influences, psychological influences, and social-cultural influences on our behavior is known as a. evolutionary psychology. b. epigenetics. c. the biopsychosocial approach d. consciousness. e. natural selection.

Which of the following is true regarding the initiation of sexual activity? a. Men are more likely to initiation of sexual activity than woman. b. Women are more likely to initiation of sexual activity than men. c. The initiation of sexual activity for both men and woman correlates with how many televisions sitcoms they viewed as children. d. Men and women are equally likely to initiate sexual activity. e. Who initiate sexual activity is largely determined by culture.

Provide two examples of how nature and nurture interact to affect an individual's physical health.

Infantile amnesia best explains why a. Justina, age 25, cannot remember hearing Japanese when she was 10. b. Ella, age 10, has no memories of her third birthday party c. Karla, age 3, can't understand why her new brother is crying d. Becka, age 2, is unable to remember where she left her doll. e. Hannah, age 6, can't remember the gymnastics routine she just learned.

In an experiment to test the effects of room temperature on test performance the independent variable is a. the scores on the test be fore the experiment begins. b. the scores on the test at the end of the experiment. c. whether the teacher was male or female. d. the temperature of the room. e. the style of test (multiple choice versus essay).

Answer the following:

• a. The human life value is one method for estimating the amount of life insurance to own. Keeping all other factors unchanged, explain the effect, if any, of each of the following:

1. The discount rate used to calculate the human life value is increased.
2. The amount of average annual income going to the family is increased.
3. The period over which income is paid to the family is reduced.

• b. Explain the limitations of the human life value approach as a method for determining the amount of life insurance to own.

What is now believed by psychologists about the nature vs. nurture debate?

Negate each proposition. Everyone has at least one television set.

A person who believes that our environments and experiences are entirely responsible for our personalities, skills, and behaviors believes in the power of a. nature over nurture b. nurture over nature c. both nature and nurture d. neither nature nor nurture

Differentiate the Watson's methodological behaviorism and Hull's neobehaviorism. How did Watson's position on the nature-nurture debate change over time?

Explain the difference between parallel and sequential processing and provide an example of how each is involved in your attention during your AP Psychology course.

Which of the following statements has been supported by the research of evolutionary psychologists? a. Women are attracted to older men. b. Men are attracted to women who appear fertile and capable of bearing children. c. The connection between sex and pleasure is mostly determined by culture. d. The same factors determine sexual attraction in both males and females. e. Most adults are attracted to partners that in some way remind them of their parents.