Assessing the Relative Effects of Nature and Nurture on Individual

question 288

Multiple Choice

Assessing the relative effects of nature and nurture on individual differences in personality would be of most direct interest to

• A) evolutionary psychologists.
• B) genome researchers.
• C) behavior geneticists.
• D) epigeneticists.

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Definitions:

Social Bonding

The process of developing relationships and connections between individuals through emotions, interests, and interactions.

Survival Value

Survival Value refers to the extent to which a trait or behavior enhances an organism's chances of survival and reproduction in its environment.

Self-Esteem Needs

Self-esteem needs encompass an individual's desire for self-respect, value, and confidence, considered integral for psychological development.

Maslow

Referencing Abraham Maslow, a psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.