If a Group of Individuals Shares a Highly Similar Environment

question 102

Multiple Choice

If a group of individuals shares a highly similar environment, what effect does this have on the heritability estimate of a characteristic?

• A) Heritability will be low.
• B) Heritability will be high.
• C) Heritability estimates will be unaffected.
• D) It is determined by the power of the environmental factors.

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Definitions:

Descriptive Research

A research method that involves observing and describing the behavior of a subject without influencing it in any way.

Phenomenon

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Testing Hypotheses

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