Rick is a toddler with an easy temperament and active nature.People are often seen stopping to talk to him in supermarkets and parks where his mother takes him in the evenings,because he smiles willingly at other children and adults.This aspect of Rick's behavior most likely reflects a(n)
A)active genotype-environment correlation.
B)suppressive genotype-environment correlation.
C)passive genotype-environment correlation.
D)evocative genotype-environment correlation.

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Rick's behavior of smiling willingly at other children and adults is likely to evoke positive responses from them, which reflects an evocative genotype-environment correlation. His easy temperament and active nature may also contribute to this behavior, but it is the positive reactions from others that reinforce and maintain it.

Rick Is a Toddler with an Easy Temperament and Active