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Which of the following study designs is/are best suited to the sociological study of human behavior? Select all that apply. - Retrospective study - Prospective study - Randomized control trial - Cross-sectional study correct answers - Retrospective study - Cross-sectional Study Retrospect...

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Which of the following study designs is/are best suited to the sociological study of human
behavior? Select all that apply.
- Retrospective study
- Prospective study
- Randomized control trial
- Cross-sectional study correct answers - Retrospective study
- Cross-sectional Study

Retrospective study correct answers data are collected from the past by going back in time

Prospective study correct answers an observational study in which subjects are followed to
observe future outcomes

Randomized control trial correct answers has a treatment group and a control group; the
treatment group receives the treatment under investigation and the control group either receives
no treatment, a placebo, or the current standard of care

cross-sectional study correct answers Involves looking at data from a population at one specific
point in time

True or false: Your success on the MCAT Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of
Behavior section depends on your ability to separate factually supported theories from less
supported theories. correct answers False; This section of the exam requires you to become
familiar with a broad range of theories related to human behavior and distinguish between them.
Some theories are more supported by modern scientific evidence than others, but you will not be
asked to evaluate their credibility on the exam

Which of the following terms is NOT a psychological construct used in descriptions of human
behavior?
- Memory
- Cognition
- Genetics
- Personality correct answers Genetics; Because genetics begins at a molecular level, it is most
directly studied by biologists rather than psychologists.

Goal of psychology correct answers Studies mental states, personal characteristics, and behaviors

Goal of biology correct answers Studies the physcial processes of the body

Goal of sociology correct answers Studies patterns of social interactions, relationships, and
cultures

, Which of the following concepts would likely be of interest to a biologist studying human
behavior? Select all that apply.
- Hormonal control of secondary sexual development
- Neurotransmitters of the peripheral nervous system
- Ekman's categorization of universal emotions
- The genetic basis of social interaction
- Parental modeling of stress-related coping behaviors correct answers - Hormonal control of
secondary sexual development
- Neurotransmitters of the peripheral nervous system
- The genetic basis of social interaction

Schizophrenia is a serious psychological disorder characterized by abnormal behavior and an
altered perception of reality. If schizophrenia has a heritability score of 0.8, which of the
following must be true?
- Any person who has an affected parent has an 80% chance of developing schizophrenia
- Any person who has an affected parent has a 20% chance of developing schizophrenia
- The development of schizophrenia is largely controlled by genetic factors
- Most of the variation in schizophrenia heritability is explained by environmental factors correct
answers - The development of schizophrenia is largely controlled by genetic factors; A
heritability score of 0.8 means that 80% of the population-wide variation in schizophrenia
development can be explained by genetics. Therefore, inheritance plays a much bigger role than
environmental factors for this disorder.

Which of the following are possible mechanisms of epigenetic modification in response to a
severe environmental stressor? Select all that apply.
- DNA methylation
- Single nucleotide polymorphism
- Frameshift mutation
- Gene duplication correct answers DNA methylation; DNA methylation is an epigenetic
modification that prevents the expression of a particular gene. Although methylation is a normal
part of development, it can also occur in response to environmental stimuli like stress or intense
exercise.

Which of the following options are examples of adaptive traits? Select all that apply.
- Albinism in a species of lizard that lives on the brown sands of a desert
- Pale skin in humans living in an area with an average temperature of 85 degrees F
- Thick fur in polar bears native to the artic circle
- The vision of species of fish living in an underwater cave correct answers - Thick fur in polar
bears native to the artic circle

What are adaptive traits? correct answers - Mutations that occur to help an organism survive.
- Adaptive traits are characteristics that promote survival and reproductive success

Which of the following are environmental factors that affect human development? Select all that
apply.
- Household stress

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