The false belief that there is a relationship between physical traits and certain behavioral traits such as intelligence and morals is called

a. eugenics.
b. monogenism.
c. polygenism.
d. biological determinism.
e. homeostasis.


d

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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