What indicates how much of the variation among measures (e.g., test scores) is attributed to genetic influences??

a. ?Nurture
b. ?Heritability
c. ?The preparedness continuum
d. ?The correlation coefficient (r)


ANSWER:
b

Psychology

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a. protective factors. b. personal resiliency factors. c. resilience. d. buffering factors.

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Which motive primarily accounts for a toddler's enthusiasm for locomotion?

a. The fear of failure b. The drive for mastery c. The need for being protected d. The need for parental discipline

Psychology

When John was growing up, he saw his older brother severely beaten by their father after the brother was caught drinking a beer. Since then, John has never had a beer in his life. What form of learning does this best illustrate?

a. classical conditioning b. instrumental learning c. observational learning d. operant conditioning

Psychology

The underlying representation or meaning in a sentence provides the sentence's

a. surface structure b. transformational structure c. deep structure d. lexical structure

Psychology