Most Human Traits Show Continuous Variation

question 88

Multiple Choice

Most human traits show continuous variation.This is most likely the result of

• A) pleiotropy.
• B) incomplete dominance.
• C) epistasis.
• D) environmental effects.
• E) all of these.

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Definitions:

Object-Relations Theory

Object-relations theory is a psychoanalytic perspective emphasizing the importance of early relationships and the objects (significant others or symbols of them) in the development of the mind and personality.

Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes the importance of unconscious processes in shaping behavior, personality, and psychological disorders.

Penis Envy

A concept in Freudian psychoanalysis referring to a supposed sense of envy a female might feel towards males, related to the possession of a penis.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the personality responsible for moral standards and self-criticism, acting as the counter to the id.