Behavior Geneticists Suggest That After Heredity, the Greatest Influence on Personality

question 52

Multiple Choice

Behavior geneticists suggest that after heredity, the greatest influence on personality is

• A) shared environment.
• B) parents.
• C) early experience.
• D) nonshared environment.

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Definitions:

Illegal Drugs

Substances whose production, sale, or possession are prohibited by law due to their potential for abuse and harm.

Ages 18-25

Often referred to as emerging adulthood, this age range is characterized by continued development of identity, independence, and responsibility.

Cognitively Demanding

Requiring significant mental effort and intellectual engagement to understand or accomplish.

Spillover Hypothesis

Hypothesis that there is a carryover of cognitive gains from work to leisure that explains the positive relationship between activities in the quality of intellectual functioning.