What Are the Heritability Estimates for Personality Traits

question 165

Multiple Choice

What are the heritability estimates for personality traits

• A) just under 15 percent 
• B) between 25 and 30 percent 
• C) between 40 and 60 percent 
• D) just over 75 percent

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