In the past,some psychologists have concluded that shared family environments have little or no effect on personality development.Recent research has cast doubt on such conclusions by finding that ________.
A) molecular geneticists identified the specific alleles associated with each of the Big Five personality traits
B) the shared family environment actually has a larger effect on personality than does the shared nonfamily environment (i.e., school)
C) the shared environment was related to certain aspects of personality when personality was measured through direct behavioral observation
D) the shared environment was related to personality when personality was measured through self-report data

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Recent research has found that the shared family environment is related to certain aspects of personality when personality is measured through direct behavioral observation. This challenges the previous conclusion that shared family environments have little or no effect on personality development. Option A is incorrect because it refers to molecular genetics, which is not directly relevant to the question of the impact of shared family environments on personality. Option B is also incorrect because recent research has found the opposite, that the shared family environment has a smaller effect on personality than the shared nonfamily environment (i.e., school). Option D is incorrect because recent research has found that the shared environment is not related to personality when personality is measured through self-report data.

In the Past,some Psychologists Have Concluded That Shared Family Environments