Which of the Following Accurately Illustrates the Reciprocal Gene-Environment Model

question 133

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately illustrates the reciprocal gene-environment model of interaction?

• A) Due to her phobia of cats, May avoids them.
• B) Joan knows her father is an alcoholic, so she avoids alcohol.
• C) Tony has a predisposition to develop a blood-injury phobia, and he leads a cautious lifestyle.
• D) George has a vulnerability to depression, and he frequently rents sad movies on video.

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Definitions:

Discord

A lack of agreement or harmony between people, ideas, or things, often leading to conflict or tension.

Significance

The degree to which a result, difference, or relationship is substantial or meaningful, often measured statistically in research.

Ghrelin

A substance primarily secreted by the stomach that promotes hunger and instructs the brain to consume more food.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for the regulation of certain metabolic processes and other activities of the Autonomic Nervous System, including temperature control, hunger, and thirst.