Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Heritability

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the heritability ratio of personality traits in humans?

• A)The heritability ratio does not tell us how an individual's personality actually develops.
• B)Approximately 50% of the personality traits within a family are produced by genes.
• C)The heritability ratio incorporates the effects of shared and non-shared environments on the production of particular outcomes.
• D)Approximately 50% of a person's personality traits are produced by genes.

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Definitions:

Bottom-up Processing

An approach to information processing that starts with the sensory input and builds up to the final perception in a step-wise fashion.

Bipolar Cells

A type of nerve cell found in the retina that functions as a relay between photoreceptors and ganglion cells, contributing to the preliminary processing of visual information.

Ganglion Cells

A type of neuron located in the retina that receives visual information from photoreceptors and transmits it to the brain.

Optic Nerve

is the nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.