The Relative Contributions of Heredity and Environment Are Not Additive

question 104

Multiple Choice

The relative contributions of heredity and environment are not additive. This means

• A) a person's characteristics and behavior are a result of a constantly fluctuating mix of gene expression and environment.
• B) some characteristics are solely due to heredity and others to environmental conditions.
• C) certain characteristics are more linked to heredity and others to environmental conditions.
• D) that the person we become is due to x percent genetics and x percent environment.

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Definitions:

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where no participant can gain by changing strategies if the other participants remain unchanged.

John Nash

An American mathematician known for his pioneering work in game theory, and the Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where each player's strategy is optimal given the strategies of all other players, and no player has anything to gain by changing only their own strategy.

Simultaneous Pricing Game

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