Which of the Following Statements Regarding Recent Advances in Behavioral

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding recent advances in behavioral genetics is false ?

• A) These developments have led to increased attention to the role of genes in processes of interpersonal attraction and mate selection.
• B) These developments are of interest to clinical but not social psychologists.
• C) These developments raise questions regarding the extent to which some social behaviors, such as aggression, reflect inherited traits.
• D) These developments demonstrate the extent to which social psychology has become an increasingly interdisciplinary field drawing on many different perspectives.

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Definitions:

Semantic Memory

A type of long-term memory involving the storage of factual information, concepts, and meanings.

Flashbulb Memories

Highly detailed and vivid memories of momentous or emotional events, which seem to be recorded in the mind like a photograph.

Information Processing

A cognitive approach that emphasizes the way individuals encode, store, and retrieve information.

Encoding

The process by which information is transformed into a format that can be stored in memory.