Psychology 300: Human Diversity

Quiz 3 (Feb 22, 2000)

1. Briefly describe the following:

    a. Parasympathetic nervous system processes
    b. Sympathetic nervous system processes
    c. rGxGy
    d. Intelligence quotient (IQ)

2. Several researchers have attempted to evaluate the "equal environments" assumption in studies of twins reared together. Describe one such study and its results.

3. a. Briefly identify the psychoanalytic approach to personality, and identify one criticism of this approach.

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3.  b. Identify the major criticism of self-rating methods for personality assessment, and name one partial remedy for this problem.