Which of the Following Is a Correct Statement Regarding Heredity-Environment

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding heredity-environment interaction?

• A)The relative contributions of heredity and of environment are additive.
• B)Genetic loading and complex environments combine in development.
• C)Full genetic expression happens once,around conception or at birth.
• D)Genes produce proteins over life in only a few certain environments.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Inoculation

A way of making people resistant to persuasion. By providing them with a diluted counter-argument, they can build up effective refutations to a later, stronger argument.

Reactance

Brehm’s theory that people try to protect their freedom to act. When they perceive that this freedom has been curtailed, they will act to regain it.

Inoculation Effect

A social psychology theory that suggests exposure to a weakened form of an argument increases later resistance to that argument.