GE Interplay – Block 6

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According to the passage, what is the author's view on the relationship between genetics and human agency?

Genetic influences do not affect a person's responsibility for their actions.

Genetic influences should be considered a limitation on a person's agency or control.

Genetic influences define the boundaries within which free will can operate. (correct)

The predictable aspects of human development are the most interesting.

What does the passage suggest about the 'gloomy prospect' mentioned?

It is a metaphysical view of free will that no one believes in anymore.

It is a limitation on a person's ability to respond to complex circumstances.

It refers to the predictable aspects of human development.

It is gloomy for working scientists, but represents freedom and human agency. (correct)

What is the author's view on the role of the 'nonshared environment' in relation to free will?

It is a limitation on a person's agency or control.

It is what is predictable about human development.

It represents a metaphysical free will that no one believes in.

It encompasses our ability to respond to complex circumstances in complex and unpredictable ways. (correct)

What does the passage suggest about the relationship between genetics and complex behavior?

The correlational evidence between genes and complex behavior does not cohere into replicable and cumulative genetic models of development. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the predictable aspects of human development?

They are less important than the unpredictable aspects of human development. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the relationship between genetics and responsibility?

Genetic influences do not affect a person's responsibility for their highly heritable outcomes. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the passage?

The relationship between genetics and free will. Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's view on the concept of 'metaphysical free will'?

It is a view that no one believes in anymore. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the relationship between genetics and the 'boundaries' of free will?

Genetics defines the boundaries within which free will can operate. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main argument or thesis of the passage?

Genetic influences define the boundaries within which free will can operate. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the effect size in psychological research?

A very large effect size is likely to be a gross overestimate that will rarely be found in large samples or replications. Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the relationship between the 'nonshared [E] environment' and individual causal effects?

The nonshared environment accounts for a large proportion of the variance, but individual measured differences only account for a small percentage. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest is the 'answer' to how the nonshared environment could account for so much variance but have such small causal effects?

The nonshared environment has unsystematic, idiosyncratic, and serendipitous effects. Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the 'systematic, stable and long-lasting source of who we are'?

DNA. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the 'gloomy prospect' in relation to the genome project?

The gloomy prospect looms larger for the genome project than is generally acknowledged. Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the key environmental influence making us who we are?

Chance, unpredictable events. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the predictability of human development?

Human development is largely unpredictable due to the role of chance, unpredictable events. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the relationship between genetics and human agency?

Genetics plays a minimal role in determining human agency and free will. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the stability and predictability of the 'nonshared environment'?

The nonshared environment is unsystematic, idiosyncratic, and serendipitous. Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the relationship between the 'nonshared environment' and free will?

The nonshared environment has little relationship to free will and human agency. Signup and view all the answers