Question

john is short for his age and is very coordinated. although exposed to a variety of activities, none has particularly interested him. his father, who used to wrestle when he was younger, signs john up for wrestling thinking this could be the perfect sport. he convinces john to give it a try and john goes on to become a champion wrestler. this is an example of ________. evocative genotype - environment effects heritability passive genotype - environment effects active genotype - environment effects thats incorrect. consider this: it is hard to separate genetic influences from environmental influences in a biological family, because parents provide both. lo 2.5 explain how the theory of genotype - environment effects casts new light on the old nature - nurture debate.

Explanation:

Evocative genotype - environment effects occur when a person's genetically - influenced traits evoke certain responses from others. Here, John's father, who has a genetic connection to John (and a history of wrestling), signs John up for wrestling based on John's coordinated nature. This is an example of evocative genotype - environment effects as John's genetically influenced coordination evokes his father's action of enrolling him in wrestling. Heritability refers to the proportion of variation in a trait that is due to genetic factors, which is not what this example is about. Passive genotype - environment effects occur when parents provide both genes and an environment related to those genes (e.g., musically - inclined parents providing a musical environment for their musically - gifted child). Active genotype - environment effects occur when individuals seek out environments that match their genetic predispositions, which is not the case here as John is not the one seeking out wrestling initially.

Answer:

A. evocative genotype - environment effects