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Behavior Genetics and the Nature-Nurture Question

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The scientific field of behavior genetics attempts to study differences in behavior by examining similarities among family members with different degrees of genetic relatedness, or by studying differences in the DNA of people with different behavioral traits. What are some of the difficulties encountered in the empirical science of behavior genetics?

Lack of genetic relatedness among family members

Conceptual difficulties (correct)

Lack of scientific methods

Lack of DNA differences

How does behavior genetics view the nature-nurture question?

It considers behavior to be solely determined by upbringing

It considers behavior to be solely determined by genetics

It considers behavior to be unrelated to genetics or upbringing

It considers behavior to be a combination of genetics and upbringing (correct)

What is an oversimplification when it comes to behavior genetics?

Asking how much behavior is determined by upbringing

Asking how much behavior is determined by genetics (correct)

Asking how much behavior is determined by hard work

Asking how much behavior is determined by scientific methods

Why are the scientific methods in behavior genetics often inconclusive?

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How do genes and environments combine to produce behavior?

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How does behavior genetics view the nature-nurture question?

What is an oversimplification when it comes to behavior genetics?

Why are the scientific methods in behavior genetics often inconclusive?

How do genes and environments combine to produce behavior?

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