What types of evidence do researchers usually examine when trying to estimate the heritability of a human characteristic?
What will be an ideal response?
Researchers compare monozygotic twins to dizygotic twins. A greater resemblance between monozygotic twins suggests higher heritability. They also examine adopted children to see whether they resemble their biological parents more strongly than one would expect by chance.
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a. opt-out procedure b. opt-in procedure c. pragmatic reasoning schema d. permission schema
The level of moral development in which rules or norms of a group to which the individual
belongs become the basis of moral judgments is __________ . Fill in the blanks with correct word
___________ refers to the ability to perceive relations among stimuli whereas ___________ comprises a person's culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills
a. Fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence b. Crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence c. Interpersonal intelligence; intrapersonal intelligence d. Spatial intelligence; existential intelligence
Identity achievement theoretically is based on:
A) personality and intelligence. B) exploration and commitment. C) exploration and initiative. D) attachment and intimacy.