The Nature-Nurture Issue Refers to the Debate Over the Relative

question 201

Multiple Choice

The nature-nurture issue refers to the debate over the relative contributions that ________ make to the development of psychological traits.

• A) massed practice and spaced practice
• B) unconscious and conscious motives
• C) behavior and mental processes
• D) genes and experience

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Definitions:

Endowment Effect

A cognitive bias where people ascribe more value to things merely because they own them.

Condominium

A type of real estate owned individually, with shared areas co-owned and maintained by an association of owners.

Identical House

A conceptual term often used in real estate to describe homes that are exactly the same in design, size, and features for comparative purposes.

Loss Aversion

A psychological phenomenon where individuals prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains, indicating a greater sensitivity to losses than to gains.