Dr. Howard, a clinical psychologist by training, has built a program of research around the genetic and environmental determinants of various personality traits (studying, for instance, how much of each trait is determined by genetic vs. environmental factors). These interests suggest that Dr. Howard is

a. a molecular geneticist.
b. a behavior geneticist.
c. a behavioral scientist.
d. a clinical neuroscientist.


B

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