Political Attitudes/Recitation
How did we catch the Golden State Killer?
GEDmatch
What is the bedrock differnce between liberals and conservatives?
Conservatives: support tradition, security, and ingroup members
Liberals: embrace progression and outgroup members
Define: Allele and Gene
Gene: unit of inheritance from parent
Allele: a version of a gene
Define: Phenotype and Genotype
Genotype: combo of two alleles (Aa, aa, AA)
Phenotype: behavioral manifestation of gene
Differentiate: Mitosis and meiosis
Mitosis: produces 2 identical cells (one level of division)
Meiosis: cell division used to produce gametes (sperm or egg) (two levels of division)
I don't believe that the government should restrict access to abortion, nor do I think that we should get involved in the civil war in Syria. What is my political ideology likely to be?
Libertarian
In what ways do people differ?
personality (OCEAN), moral foundations, disgust, authoritarianism, & taste (art, literature, food)
What is wrong with the way that we typically understand dichotomous traits (autism, learning disabilities,etc.)
They are continuous, not dichotomous
Ashkenazi Jews are more likely to be carriers for the recessive Tay-Sachs mutation
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innappropriate laughter, unusual walk, severe mental disabilities
According to past research, how can we tell if an ex-offender is more likely to recidivate?
Low ACC activity (associated with executive functioning and motor skills) = higher recidivism
Name and describe Haidt’s moral foundations, which one(s) are associated with a liberal or conservative ideology
What is the logic behind a chi square significance test?
When looking at a pedigree chart, how can you differentiate between dominant and recessive traits?
Dominant: about 1/2 of offspring of affected parents are affected; present in every generation
Recessive: appears 1/4 of the time in offspring of affected parents; CAN skip a generation
I'm studying the how students study for exams. I've found that the correlation between hours studied and exam score is .92 and the correlation between hours watching Netflix and exam score is -.47. Interpret these results
Strong positive relationship between hours studied and exam score (more hours studying better exam score)
Medium negative relationship bt Netflix and exam score (more Netflix = worse score)
Why are we learning about genetics when political scientists study political behavior?
Up to my discretion
What is the difference between the traditional interpretation of psychological behavioral experiments (Milgram, Zimbardo, & ultimatum games), and what Dr. Hibbing argues
Milgram: obedience to authority
Zimbardo: we change behavior based on assigned roles
Ultimatum games: altrusism
**Why do we vary in our behavior?
In her 50s Linda began to loose her balance, her limbs jewked uncontrolably, and eventually her cognitive capabilities deteriorated. Likely, she will die prematurely. What disease does Linda have, and is it recessive or dominant?
Huntington; dominant
What is the Mendel's ratio for Punnett Squares that include two variables (two separate traits)
9:3:3:1
In what way did Mendel fail to incorporate all the ways in which traits occur?
G x E interaciton! That the environment also influences traits
genetics don't alone determine most phenotypes
Who is Charles Whitman, and what does his story indicate about human behavior?
"Texas Tower Sniper"
- his tumor indicated that biology can affect behavior
How are the big five personalities related to politics?
Openness-- Liberals
Conscientiousness--Conservatives
Extroversion --Not related
Agreeableness--Not related (everyone wants to bee agreeable)
Neuroticism--Not related
What are Mendel's two laws? How are they incorrect?
Law of independent assortment: genetic traits are not linked-- but sometimes they are
Law of Equal segregation: one allele from each parent, and one allele is dominant-- violated by incomplete dominance
50 Students are given a placebo and 50 Adderall, and we want to see if there is a difference in exam score.
Placebo (30 pass, 20 fail)
Adderall (35 pass, 15 fail)
What would the null hypothesis be, and estimate if we should accept or reject it
See the board
Describe genetic recombination and its relationship to Mendel's laws.
Exchange of genetic material between parents
genes are considered linked not only if they are on the same chromosome, but if they are near each other on the same chromosome
Some genes are linked with others which goes against Mendel