IN THE STUDY OF HERITABILITY ESTIMATES, INCREASING THE GENETIC DI...

115) In the study of heritability estimates, increasing the genetic diversity of the subjects without

introducing other changes would likely

A) decrease the heritability estimate.

B) confound the experiment.

C) increase the accuracy of the heritability estimate.

D) reduce the accuracy of the heritability estimate.

E) increase the heritability estimate.

Answer: E

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Topic: 2.5 Genetics of Human Psychological Differences

Type: (Conceptual)

Rationale: This is an important aspect of heritability estimates that is emphasized in the text.