Eysenck Has Proposed Phenotypic and Genotypic Models to Explain Psychoticism,which

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Multiple Choice

Eysenck has proposed phenotypic and genotypic models to explain psychoticism,which may best be represented as a continuum from psychosis to normality.Critics of his genetic model have argued that

• A) Eysenck does not account for the influences of environmental factors on the development of psychosis.
• B) his approach implies a relationship between all mental health disorders.
• C) his conclusions have set a dangerous precedent for genetic testing of humans.
• D) such studies are a waste of time and resources because we cannot control genetics.

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