One Problem with Attempting to Study the Effects of Nonshared

question 12

Multiple Choice

One problem with attempting to study the effects of nonshared family environment is that

• A)there are myriad environmental variables that affect personality, but each may have only a small effect.
• B)the nonshared environmental effects on each child in the family are too subtle to analyze with current methods.
• C)the effects of shared family environments interfere with clearly observing the effects of the nonshared family environments.
• D)the equal environments assumption is violated by variables attributable to nonshared family environment.

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Definitions:

Post Fertilization

The stage in the reproductive process that occurs after the fusion of gametes, involving embryo development and seed formation in plants.

Embryo

An early stage of development in multicellular organisms after fertilization and before becoming a fetus, characterized by rapid cell division and differentiation.

Gamete

Mature, haploid reproductive cell; e.g., a sperm.

Ovary

In flowering plants, the enlarged base of a carpel, inside which one or more ovules form and eggs are fertilized. In animals, the egg-producing gonad.