In Their Study of the Heritability of Autistic Traits Among

question 8

Multiple Choice

In their study of the heritability of autistic traits among Dutch teens,Rosa Hoekstra and her colleagues were careful to choose participants from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances.Why is careful sampling especially important to studies of heritability?​ 

• A)The effects of heritability are most obvious in populations that exclude extreme environmental conditions, such as affluent or very poor families. 
• B)Environmental influences are magnified in extreme environmental conditions, such as among affluent or very poor families. 
• C)Extremes of environmental conditions, such as affluent or very poor families, tend to magnify the influence of heritability. 
• D)These precautions are really not relevant, because heritability cannot be assessed experimentally.

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