Alexis and Omar have a 6-year-old child. They notice that she shows an interest in dancing. Even though they are not dancers themselves, they decide to enroll her in a dance school to give her the best training available. In the context of genotype-environment correlation, Alexis and Omar's decision to strengthen their child's inclination toward dancing exemplifies:
A. reactive correlation.
B. polygenic inheritance.
C. passive correlation.
D. niche-picking.
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).