Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) There is evidence for a common genetic basis to the Big Five personality traits that cuts across all human cultures and many other species of animals.
• B) There is no evidence for a common genetic basis to the Big Five personality traits.
• C) There is evidence for a common genetic basis to the Big Five personality traits across cultures in humans but not in other animal species.
• D) There is evidence for a common genetic basis to the Big Five personality traits only among certain racial groups of humans.

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Definitions:

Stages

Distinct periods or phases in a process of development or series of events.

Nature Versus Nurture

A long-standing debate in psychology concerning the relative importance of genetic inheritance (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) in determining human behavior and traits.

Multidimensional Theories

A class of theoretical models in which theorists consider development to be the result of the relationships among many causal components. They generally apply to all domains of development from the cognitive to the social and suggest that there are layers, or levels, of interacting causes for behavioral change: physical/molecular, biological, psychological, social, and cultural. These models may also be called transactional, relational, systems, or bioecological models.

Development

The process of growth, progress, or evolution, often implying improvements in physical, intellectual, or emotional capacities.