One Reason for the Resistance by Psychologists to Acknowledge the Important

question 49

Multiple Choice

One reason for the resistance by psychologists to acknowledge the important role of biology in human personality is that the

• A) biological determinants of personality matter little.
• B) blank slate view has such great appeal.
• C) field of psychology is determined to remain separate from biology.
• D) results of biologically based research can always be explained without reference to genetic factors.

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Negative Affective State

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Crowding

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