Assessing the relative effects of nature and nurture on individual differences in personality would be of most direct interest to
A) evolutionary psychologists.
B) molecular geneticists.
C) behavior geneticists.
D) Freudian psychologists.

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Behavior geneticists study the relative effects of nature (genes) and nurture (environment) on individual differences in personality. Evolutionary psychologists focus on how behavior and mental processes have evolved and how they promote survival and reproduction. Molecular geneticists study the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. Freudian psychologists are focused on the unconscious mind and the individual's childhood experiences.

Assessing the Relative Effects of Nature and Nurture on Individual