Francis Galton made a significant contribution to psychology by introducing methods for studying how heredity contributes to human behavior.Which alternative explanation was Galton overlooking when he argued that heredity accounts for these similarities?
A)The primary importance of the nature side of the nature versus nurture debate
B)The fact that people who share genes live together in families,so they tend to share environmental privileges or disadvantages
C)A materialistic account of behavior
D)The concept of dualism,which states that the mind is separate from the body

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Galton overlooked the fact that people who share genes often live together in families and thus share similar environmental privileges or disadvantages, which can also contribute to similarities in their behavior. This alternative explanation is known as the shared environment.

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