According to Sandra Scarr's Description of the Three Ways That

question 21

Multiple Choice

According to Sandra Scarr's description of the three ways that heredity and environment can be correlated, passive genotype-environment correlations occur because

• A) biological parents provide a rearing environment for a child.
• B) children seek out environments that are stimulating.
• C) a child's genetically influenced characteristics elicit certain types of environments.
• D) certain genes evoke environmental support.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is manipulated or categorized to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Coefficient Of Correlation

A measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables, represented as 'r'.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment or model, it is the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change as a result of changes in the independent variable(s).

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or statistical model that is manipulated or controlled by the experimenter to observe its effect on a dependent variable.