What Has Research Found About the Heritability of Traits Identified

question 61

Multiple Choice

What has research found about the heritability of traits identified by trait theories?

• A) Traits only show heritability for family members who are raised in the same household. Otherwise there is no type of research that can investigate personality heritability.
• B) Traits only show heritability for identical twins, since they are genetic clones. Relatives without the exact same genetic heritage show no real personality heritability.
• C) Traits tend to be heritable, as demonstrated by the fact that the closer two people are genetically, the greater their trait similarity.
• D) Personality is 90% genetic, so those who don't want to turn into their own parents are out of luck.

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