Scarr and McCartney Propose That the Environments Children Prefer and Seek

question 135

Multiple Choice

Scarr and McCartney propose that the environments children prefer and seek out are ones that are compatible with their genetic predispositions.What did they call this type of influence?

• A)passive
• B)evocative
• C)cooperative
• D)active

Understand the implications of the law of diminishing returns on productivity and output.

Understand the graphical representation and interpretation of production functions, including total product curves.

Understand and explain various cognitive biases and their impact on decision making.

Differentiate between various cognitive biases such as confirmation bias, framing effect, availability heuristic, and representativeness heuristic.

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A measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market; it indicates the risk associated with a security’s returns in comparison to the market's returns.

Portfolio

A collection of investments held by an individual or an institution which may include stocks, bonds, real estate, and other financial assets.