A gene-environment correlation can be said to exist in all of the following examples, EXCEPT
A) Lucia's IQ, inherited from her parents, leads her to repeatedly ask for explanations about things she doesn't understand.
B) Juan's shy temperament, inherited from his parents, led many people to treat him as if he was very anxious.
C) Pavel's reading skills were inherited from his parents, who also filled the house with books.
D) Jake's cystic fibrosis, inherited from his parents, led to repeated hospitalizations as a youth.

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Gene-environment correlations refer to the ways in which an individual's genetic makeup influences their exposure to certain environments. Choices A, B, and C all describe scenarios where an individual's inherited traits (IQ, temperament, reading skills) influence their interactions with their environment. However, choice D describes a direct consequence of a genetic disorder (cystic fibrosis) leading to medical interventions, which is not an example of a gene-environment correlation but rather a direct effect of a genetic condition on an individual's health.

A Gene-Environment Correlation Can Be Said to Exist in All