In Contrast to the Other Approaches, the Behavioral/social Learning Approach

question 39

Multiple Choice

In contrast to the other approaches, the behavioral/social learning approach and the psychoanalytic approach to personality are similar because they both

• A) maintain that we are often not aware of the causes of our behavior.
• B) emphasize the importance of environmental determinants of behavior.
• C) emphasize genetic determinants of behavior.
• D) maintain that behavior is often the result of free choices (free will).

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Definitions:

Genotypic Interaction

Refers to the complex ways in which genes within an organism interact with each other to influence the organism's traits.

Genetically Programmed Responses

Innate behaviors or reactions in organisms that are predetermined by their genetic makeup and manifest without prior learning or experience.

Quantitative Trait Locus

A section of DNA (locus) that correlates with variation in a quantitative trait in the phenotype of a population.

Stretch of DNA

A sequence of DNA nucleotides that constitutes a specific locus or region on a chromosome, often containing genes and regulatory elements.