Everybody in Mustafa's family is cheerful and outgoing,and his parents have always liked having lots of friends and relatives around.Sandra Scarr would suggest that Mustafa's own outgoing nature probably reflects a(n)_____ genotype-environment correlation.

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Sandra Scarr's theory on genotype-environment correlations suggests that in a passive genotype-environment correlation, the environment that parents provide is influenced by the parents' own genes, and since the child shares those genes, the child's traits and the environment are passively correlated. In Mustafa's case, his outgoing nature is likely influenced by the environment his parents (who are also outgoing) created, reflecting a passive correlation.

Everybody in Mustafa's Family Is Cheerful and Outgoing,and His Parents