Scarr and McCartney's Theory That a Person's Genotype Influences the Environments

question 48

Multiple Choice

Scarr and McCartney's theory that a person's genotype influences the environments that he or she encounters and the type of experiences that he or she has is called the

• A)evolutionary theory.
• B)genotype influences environment theory.
• C)environment influences genotype theory.
• D)theory of cognition and environment.

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