Researchers who subscribe to the primacy of _____ factors in personality tend to minimize or reject the parental effect
a. learning
c. social
b. environmental
d. genetic
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Researchers who subscribe to the primacy of genetic factors in personality tend to reject or minimize the parental effect, suggesting that the family environment contributes little to personality. However, one question remains: Is personality fixed in early life by influences such as parents, peers, and genes or can it be changed in later years?
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