Recent Research on Shared and Nonshared Environmental Factors and Their

question 28

Multiple Choice

Recent research on shared and nonshared environmental factors and their influence on children's developing temperaments has found that _____.

• A) genetic factors are the primary influence, regardless of environmental factors
• B) parents' attitudes have a direct effect on children's behavior
• C) the shared environmental factors are as influential as the nonshared environmental factors are
• D) the evidence is inconclusive, and more research needs to be conducted

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Definitions:

Variation

The measure of the spread of data points in a data set from each other and from their mean value.

Developing

In statistics or data analysis, it typically refers to the process of constructing models, hypotheses, or understanding patterns within data sets.

Dependent Variable

The outcome variable in an experiment or study that is being tested and measured, believed to be affected by the independent variable(s).

Regression Model

A statistical approach for estimating the relationships among variables, often one dependent variable and one or more independent variables.