This Is the Study of the Relative Effects of Heredity

question 92

Multiple Choice

This is the study of the relative effects of heredity and the environment on behavior and mental processes.

• A)the biobehavioral approach
• B)the genetic-environmental perspective
• C)behavioral genetics
• D)the biopsychosocial model

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Definitions:

Positive Correlation

A statistical relationship between two variables in which they move in the same direction, meaning as one variable increases, so does the other.

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables where one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.

Alcohol Consumption

The intake of beverages containing ethanol, which can have various effects on health and behavior depending on the amount and frequency of use.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are intentionally manipulated to observe their effect on dependent variables.