Genetics and Behavior
This quiz will test your understanding of the relationship between genetics and behavior.
Questions
What is the term for the passing of traits from parents to offspring?
- Heredity
- Genetics
- Evolution
- Adaptation
What is the term for the study of how genes influence behavior?
- Behavioral genetics
- Genetic psychology
- Behavioral neuroscience
- Psychogenetics
What is the term for the degree to which a trait is influenced by genetics?
- Heritability
- Gene expression
- Genetic variance
- Phenotypic variance
What is the term for the study of how identical twins compare to fraternal twins in terms of their traits?
- Twin studies
- Adoption studies
- Family studies
- Genome-wide association studies
What is the term for the study of how children who are adopted compare to children who are raised by their biological parents in terms of their traits?
- Adoption studies
- Twin studies
- Family studies
- Genome-wide association studies
What is the term for the study of how genes interact with the environment to influence behavior?
- Gene-environment interaction
- Epigenetics
- Behavioral genetics
- Genetic psychology
What is the term for the study of how changes in the environment can affect gene expression?
- Epigenetics
- Gene-environment interaction
- Behavioral genetics
- Genetic psychology
What is the term for the study of how the entire genome contributes to a trait?
- Genome-wide association studies
- Twin studies
- Adoption studies
- Family studies
What is the term for the study of how genes influence the development of the brain and behavior?
- Neurogenetics
- Behavioral genetics
- Genetic psychology
- Psychogenetics
What is the term for the study of how genes influence the development of mental disorders?
- Psychiatric genetics
- Behavioral genetics
- Genetic psychology
- Psychogenetics