Genes Alone Do Not Determine Development, but Rather Environmental Forces

question 11

Multiple Choice

Genes alone do not determine development, but rather environmental forces also shape development, which has led to the understanding that many human characteristics are _____.

• A) plastic
• B) epigenetic
• C) static
• D) diverse

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Definitions:

Dependent/Outcome Variable

A variable in an experimental setting that is being measured or tested, expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable(s).

Odds

A ratio expressing the likelihood of a particular outcome versus the likelihood of not achieving that outcome.

Mammogram

An X-ray image of the breast used to detect and diagnose breast cancer.

Multiple Logistic Regression

A statistical method used to model the relationship between a dichotomous dependent variable and two or more independent variables.