Principal factors that sociologists see influencing personality and behavior are:

heredity, birth order, parents, and cultural environment

the transmission of genetic traits from parents to children

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Sociobiologists:
believe varied cultural and behavioral traits are genetic
all are correct
argue most of human social life is determined by biology
systematically study the biological basis of social behavior
2
Pavlov helped this viewpoint gain acceptance.
nature
nurture
3
The concept of the Looking Glass Self was developed by
Charles Horton Cooley
none of these
George Herbert Mead
John Locke
4
Principal factors that sociologists see influencing personality and behavior are:
parents, cultural environment, nationality
heredity, birth order, parents, and cultural environment
none are correct
birth order, parents, nationality
5
_____ is the sum total behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that are charactersitic of a person.
personality
popularity
6
Seeing ourselves as others see us and taking on or pretending to take on the roles of others
the Tabula Rasa
none of these
role-taking
the looking glass self
7
Certain characteristics that are present at birth are:
genes
heredity
8
An aptitude is
all are correct
the capacity to learn a particular skill
a natural talent for music or art
learned as well as inherited
9
Heredity is
the transmission of genetic traits from parents to children
the social environment that affects social learning
10
Culture affects personality traits through:
all are correct
assertiveness
competitiveness
individualism
11
Personality traits
are more obvious during childhood.
change at different rates and to different degrees.
remain stable throughout a person's life.
all are correct
12
Role-taking was developed by
George Herbert Mead
Charles Horton Cooley
none of these
John Locke
13
Socialization encompass the following processes:
learning behavior patterns of society
all are correct
learning basic skills
learning values and beliefs
14
The Tabula Rasa was developed by
Charles Horton Cooley
John Locke
none of these
George Herbert Mead
15
Feral children
had few human characteristics
acquired no reasoning ability, and no manners
all are correct
are wild untamed children
16
The theory that we are born without a personality and acquire one through social interaction is
none of these
the looking glass self
Tabula Rasa
role-taking theory
17
Heredity may be influenced by
characteristics of the parents
both are correct
neither are correct
birth order
18
In the United States, the primary agents of socialization include
the school
mass media
all of these
family and peer groups
19
Personality and social behavior can be determined by
heredity
instinct
nature
all are correct
20
Feral children point strongly to the conclusion that our personality comes from our
cultural environment
herdity

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