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What do genetic influences on behavior involve?
Why are genes not considered destiny when it comes to complex traits?
What is heritability?
What do shared environmental influences refer to?
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Why does finding genetic influences on complex traits not diminish the importance of the environment?
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What does twin correlation measure?
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'Genetic influence on behavior is just that — an influence or contributing factor, not something that is preprogrammed and deterministic.' What does this statement imply?
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'Finding genetic influences on complex traits does not mean that the environment is unimportant.' Why is this statement important to understand?
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'Most complex traits are influenced by multiple genes.' What does this imply about the determination of complex traits?
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'Genetic influences are quantified by heritability.' Why is heritability essential in understanding genetic influences?
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What is the first law of behavior genetics?
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What does high heritability NOT imply?
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What does heritability describe?
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Why is IQ's heritability being 70% not an indicator that the child will be the smartest in the class?
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What does heritability NOT consider when describing the influence of genes?
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Which statement best describes heritability?
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Why does high heritability in IQ not mean that a child will mimic their biological parents' intelligence?
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What aspect of behavior genetics does heritability primarily focus on?
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'Heritability is about differences in individuals, not of a particular individual.' What does this statement emphasize?
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'Heritability describes what is and not what could be.' What does this statement suggest about heritability?
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