The Observable Characteristics of an Individual Are Referred to as That

question 68

Multiple Choice

The observable characteristics of an individual are referred to as that person's

• A) phenotype.
• B) zygotype.
• C) genotype.
• D) heritability.

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, often leading to an oversimplification of cause and effect.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of psychology and psychotherapy developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.

Personality

This refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Projective Tests

Psychological assessment tools designed to reveal hidden emotions and internal conflicts through a subject's responses to ambiguous stimuli.