Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The closer two genes are to each other the more likely they are to be inherited.
• B) Genes close together on the same chromosome are said to be linked.
• C) It is more difficult to map genes to individual autosomes than to the sex chromosomes.
• D) Humans have many genes that are not present in other organisms.
• E) The field of genomics compares genes and their proteins from different species.

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Definitions:

Actor-Observer Difference

The bias in attribution whereby actors tend to see their own behavior as due to characteristics of the external situation, whereas observers tend to attribute actors’ behavior to the actors’ internal, personal characteristics.

Halo Effect

The tendency of our general or overall liking for a person to influence our assessment of more specific traits of that person. The halo effect can produce inaccuracy in our ratings of others’ traits and performances.

Complexity-Extremity Effect

The bias where less complex schemas lead to more extreme judgments and evaluations.

Stereotypes

Fixed sets of characteristics that are attributed to all the members of a group; simplistic and rigid perceptions of members of one group that are widely shared by others.