The Research on the Effects of Abusive Parenting on Children

question 19

Multiple Choice

The research on the effects of abusive parenting on children with a particular genotype demonstrated that

• A) child abuse is genetically inherited.
• B) specific genetic risk factors can make some individuals more susceptible than others to particular environmental events.
• C) some people have a greater extent of brain plasticity than do others.
• D) children's phenotypes lead them to be active creators of their own environments.

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