Chapter 1
Biological Psychology · 7 exercises
Problem 1
How does an evolutionary explanation differ from a functional explanation?
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Problem 2
What is the main reason nearly all scientists and philosophers reject the idea of dualism?
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Problem 5
Suppose you have high sensitivity to the taste of PTC. If your mother has low sensitivity, what (if anything) can you predict about your father's taste sensitivity?
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Problem 7
Adopted children whose biological parents were alcoholics have an increased probability of becoming alcoholics themselves. One possible explanation is heredity. What is another?
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Problem 8
What example illustrates the point that even if some characteristic is highly heritable, a change in the environment can alter it?
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Problem 10
What are two plausible ways for possible altruistic genes to spread in a population?
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Problem 11
Describe reasons biological psychologists conduct much of their research on nonhuman animals.
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