Which of the Following Statements Is a Basic Summary of One

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is a basic summary of one of Mendel's laws?

• A) All beneficial human genetic traits are dominant, and harmful traits are recessive.
• B) The pattern of inherited characteristics of organisms is not predictable.
• C) The separation of alleles for one gene does not affect the separation of alleles for other
• Genes.
• D) Recessive alleles cause the death of the gamete.

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Definitions:

Shadowing Performance

A task in cognitive psychology where an individual repeats speech immediately after hearing it, used to study attention and language processing.

Kahneman's Model

A psychological theory attributed to Daniel Kahneman that distinguishes between two modes of thought: fast, intuitive thinking (System 1) and slower, more rational thinking (System 2).

Mental Resources

Cognitive capacities and energies available to an individual for processing information and solving problems.

Treisman's Attenuation Theory

Treisman's Attenuation Theory is a model of selective attention that proposes a weakened strength of unattended messages rather than a complete blockage, allowing for meaningful stimuli to be processed at a lower priority.