Psychologist Dr. Thomas Lee argues that personality traits have genetic components, but genes influence behavior through environmental sensitivity rather than direct determination.
Which gene-environment study would best support Lee's sensitivity model?
The same genetic variants associated with depression in harsh environments predicted exceptional resilience in supportive environments—genes don't code for traits but for sensitivity to context, making nurture more important in presence of certain genes
Twins are similar
Behavior has many influences
Genes exist
Correct Answer: A
Choice A is the best answer. Opposite environmental effects from same genes proves sensitivity-to-context mechanism.
đź’ˇ Strategy: Gene-environment interaction claims need evidence of context-dependent gene effects.