Which of the following terms hinges on the belief that social and psychological traits can be traced through bloodlines and selectively bred out of (or into)populations?
A) eugenics
B) biogenics
C) race relations
D) sociogenics

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Eugenics is the belief in improving the genetic traits of a population by selective breeding. It is based on the flawed idea that certain traits, such as intelligence or criminality, are determined by one's genes and can be bred out of (or into) a population. Biogenics, sociogenics, and race relations do not specifically involve the belief in selective breeding based on genetic traits.

Which of the Following Terms Hinges on the Belief That