Developmental Psychology Quiz: Adaptation and Behavioral Genetics

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What is the scientific study of the extent to which genetic and environmental differences among people and animals are responsible for differences in their traits?

Behavioral Genetics

What is the proportion of all the variability in the trait within a large sample of people that can be linked to genetic differences among those individuals?

Heritability

Which field focuses on how a person adapts to the environment?

Developmental Psychology

What does the term 'Doubt is definitely going to eat you this review season' imply?

Doubt is natural and valid during the review season

Test your knowledge of developmental psychology with a focus on how individuals adapt to their environment and the scientific study of genetic and environmental differences in traits. This quiz is based on the sources Papalia (2021), Santrock (2018), and Sigelman-Rider (2012).

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