The term ________ refers to the degree to which a characteristic is related to genetic, inherited factors.

A. concordance rate
B. cohort effect
C. specificity
D. heritability


Answer: D

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a. visualizing him or herself alone, in a comfortable position, and the scene as realistically as possible. b. trying to feel, taste, smell, hear, and see what one would be actually experiencing in the calming scene. c. forming the images several times a day for about five minutes each time. d. relaxing different sets of muscles as he or she forms the images.

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Pioneering researcher Robert Fantz and others have observed babies as young as 4 months old to determine whether they prefer plain objects or objects with contours, complex or simple objects, viewing whole faces or those in disarray,

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a) family therapy. b) individual therapy. c) a self-help group. d) a systematic desensitization group.

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