If a personality researcher made a claim that the trait of conscientiousness had a irritability estimate of 0.3, this would mean _____________________________.
A. 30 percent of a person’s conscientiousness is genetic
B. 70 percent of a person’s conscientiousness is genetic
C. 70 percent of the population variance in conscientiousness is due to genetics
D. 30 percent of the population variance in conscientiousness is due to genetics
D. 30 percent of the population variance in conscientiousness is due to genetics
Correct! Good for you. Irritability is about the proportion of trait variability within a particular group that can be explained by genetics.
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a. sedentary colors. b. grayscale colors. c. complex colors. d. complementary colors.
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a. Prior to intercourse, when gametes are produced b. During orgasm, the peak event of intercourse c. During conception, when sperm enters the ovum d. Just prior to the moment of birth
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a. XX c. XYY b. XY d. XXY
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a) the number of bytes in a kilobyte b) the proper way to hold a golf club c) the name of the longest river on Earth d) going to a professional baseball game with your parents on a warm summer day and catching a foul ball