which of the following is not a conclusion of Caspi et al.’s (2003) study of the 5HTT genes affect on depression?

Short alleles caused depression

Kendler et al’s (2006) study of 42000 twins found that depression is..

Is genetically heritable and is influenced by environmental stress

In Draganski’s (2004) study what happened to participants grey matter 3 months after they stopped Juggling?

Grey matter returned to a pretest size

In Wedekind (1995) when women who were not on the pill smelt t-shirts worn by men for several day they preferred..

shirts worn by men with dissimilar MHC genes

Ronay & Von Hippel (2010) found that men who performed difficult skateboarding tricks in front of attractive women…

were more likely to engage In risk taking behaviours

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1
Which of these is not an argument against human pheromones?
Smells are not necessarily pheromones
Could be other variables I.e bacteria and diet
Other mammals have them
Humans lack a functional VSO
2
which of the following is not a conclusion of Caspi et al.’s (2003) study of the 5HTT genes affect on depression?
Short alleles caused less resilience to stressors and subsequent depression
Short alleles caused depression
The gene’s affect was dependant on exposure to environmental stress
long alleles cause resilience to environmental stress
3
Maguire et al.’s (2000) study of neural plasticity in response to environmental change found that taxi drivers had…
larger posterior hypothalamus
larger anterior hypothalamus
larger anterior hippocampus
larger posterior hippocampus
4
Kendler et al’s (2006) study of 42000 twins found that depression is..
Is not genetically heritable and only influenced by environmental stress
Is Genetically Heritable and not influenced by environmental stress
Is not genetically heritable and not influcenced by environmental stress
Is genetically heritable and is influenced by environmental stress
5
In Draganski’s (2004) study what happened to participants grey matter 3 months after they stopped Juggling?
Grey matter decreased to less than pretest size
Grey matter retained increased size
Grey matter returned to a pretest size
Grey matter increased to more than post test size
6
Antonova et al (2010) suggests that acetylcholine plays a key role in the encoding of…
spatial memories in humans
spatial memories in rats
short term memories in rats
short term memories in humans
7
In Lundstrom & Olsson (2005) as well as Androstadienone, what increased female psychophysiological arousal and mood?
A male test administrator
Male facial attractiveness
Being blindfolded
Sustained attention
8
Which of these is not a key component of he Diathesis Stress Model?
Environmental stress
A genetic predisposition
The presence of a psychological disorder
Negative coping strategies
9
In Wedekind (1995) when women who were not on the pill smelt t-shirts worn by men for several day they preferred..
shirts worn by men with similar MHC genes
shirts worn by men with dissimilar MHC genes
shirts worn by men with matching D&G jeans
shirts worn by men with tight D&G jeans
10
Ronay & Von Hippel (2010) found that men who performed difficult skateboarding tricks in front of attractive women…
were more likely to engage in cautionary behaviour
were more likely to engage in awkward conversation
were more likely to engage in audience effects
were more likely to engage In risk taking behaviours

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