A study of identical twins shows that twins reared apart and twins reared together are equally likely to share a personality trait. What does this say about the heritability of that trait?
A. There is a strong gene-environment interaction.
B. Epigenetic influences are important to developing the trait.
C. Scientists are likely to be able to identify a candidate gene for the trait.
D. There is little environmental influence on the trait.
Answer: D
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The modern view of temperament asserts that it
a. is biologically based. b. first emerges during adolescence. c. has no bearing on behavior. d. is a mixture of the four humors. e. changes radically at adolescence.
In strong support of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, contemporary researchers have confirmed that virtually all adults display abstract reasoning and other formal operational thought processes in diverse areas of knowledge.
a. true b. false