Use the Following Information to Answer the Questions Below

question 59

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
A plantlike organism on the planet Pandora can have three recessive genetic traits: bluish leaves, due to an allele (a) of gene A; a feathered stem, due to an allele (b) of gene B; and hollow roots due to an allele (c) of gene C. The three genes are linked and recombine as follows:
A geneticist did a testcross with an organism that had been found to be heterozygous for the three recessive traits and she was able to identify progeny of the following phenotypic distribution (+ = wild type) :

-Which of the following are the phenotypes of the parents in this cross?

• A) 2 and 5
• B) 1 and 6
• C) 4 and 8
• D) 3 and 7
• E) 1 and 2

Familiarize with the criteria for a good theory and the role of theories in research.

Understand the concept of statistical significance and its implications in research findings.

Identify variables as subject characteristics in research contexts.

Comprehend the importance and challenges of conducting and replicating psychological research properly.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique used to replace a negative or unwanted response to a stimulus with a positive one.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging or discouraging certain behaviors.

Stimulus Generalization

In operant conditioning, the tendency for a response that has been reinforced (or punished) in the presence of one stimulus to occur (or be suppressed) in the presence of other similar stimuli.

Skills Training

In behavior therapy, an effort to teach the client skills that he or she may lack, as well as new constructive behaviors to replace self-defeating ones.