-Gunnar Can Work as a Campus Security Officer at a Guaranteed

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Multiple Choice

-Gunnar can work as a campus security officer at a guaranteed salary of $20,000 per year or as a real estate agent. If Gunnar works as a real estate agent, there is a 50 percent chance that he will earn $10,000 per year and a 50 percent chance that he will earn $30,000 per year. Based on the table above, Gunnar's expected utility if he works as a real estate agent is

• A) 170.
• B) 85.
• C) 20.
• D) 90.

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Definitions:

Heritability

A measure of how much of the variation in a trait among individuals within a population can be attributed to genetic differences.

Genomic Imprinting

A genetic phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-specific manner, affecting the phenotype of an organism without altering the DNA sequence.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, comprising all the inherited alleles, that determines specific characteristics or traits.

Reaction Range

The genetically determined limits within which an individual's psychological traits can be shaped by environmental factors.