The Field of Study That Attempts to Explain How Individual

question 20

Multiple Choice

The field of study that attempts to explain how individual differences in behavior (i.e., personality traits) are shared by biological relatives is called

• A) evolutionary biology.
• B) behavioral genetics.
• C) heritability science.
• D) behavioral Darwinism.

Distinguish between correlation and causation and the limitations of correlation coefficients in implying causality.

Understand the concept of covariance and its illustrative examples.

Identify and formulate null hypotheses in statistical hypothesis testing.

Understand and interpret Pearson correlation values and their implications.

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Definitions:

Type

A category or classification, often used to describe different forms or variations of objects, conditions, or phenomena.

Predictive Ability

The capability of a model or score to accurately forecast or estimate the likelihood of future outcomes or behaviors.

Reliability

The consistency of a test.

Validity

How well a test measures what it says it does.