Lateisha's is a particularly neurotic person in relation to the rest of her family. When she has assignments due at school, she tends to procrastinate more than her older brother Cedric because she becomes so anxious. This is an example of a(n)
A) gene-environment correlation
B) illusory correlation
C) heredity interaction
D) gene-environment interaction.

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This scenario is an example of a gene-environment interaction because it illustrates how Lateisha's genetic predisposition (her neuroticism, which is influenced by her genes) interacts with her environment (school assignments) to influence her behavior (procrastination due to anxiety).

Lateisha's Is a Particularly Neurotic Person in Relation to the Rest