David, an Extravert, and Tom, an Introvert, Are Studying in a Small

question 14

Multiple Choice

David, an extravert, and Tom, an introvert, are studying in a small room in which the television's volume is quite loud. Based on what you know about genotype-environment interactions, what can you say about how effectively the two are studying?

• A)Tom will find the television much more distracting than David will.
• B)Tom will most likely study better than David due to the background noise of the television.
• C)Both David and Tom will start watching television and scheme to move the test back one week.
• D)David will find the television much more distracting than Tom will.

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