Which of the Following Estimates Heritability Most Accurately

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which of the following estimates heritability most accurately?

• A)The difference between the correlations of MZ twins and DZ twins.
• B)Multiplying the correlations between MZ twins and DZ twins.
• C)One-half the difference between the correlations of MZ twins and DZ twins.
• D)Twice the difference between the correlations of MZ twins and DZ twins.

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Definitions:

Free-rider Problem

A situation in which individuals consume a good without paying for it, relying on others to bear the cost, which can lead to underprovision of the good.

Private Good

A product or service that is excludable and rivalrous, meaning its use by one individual prevents others from using it, and it can be kept exclusive to those who pay for it.

Marginal Cost

The rise in cost resulting from the manufacture of an additional unit of a product or service.

Public Good

A product or service that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning that one's use of the good does not reduce its availability to others.