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Interaction of Heredity and Environment. Two low-ink student pages with concept connections, model building, and written application. Student practice is open for classroom testing.

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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · PRACTICE COMPANION

1.1 / Interaction of Heredity and Environment

Name ___________________________ Date __________________

01 Connect a concept.

Explain each concept in your own words. Add a brief example that shows why the concept fits.

Heredity
Environment
Gene–environment interaction
Twin study

02 Build the explanation.

Rebuild the twin report. Put each piece in its proper part of a cautious report.

  1. Inherited influences may contribute.
  2. The score reveals each person’s genetic percentage.
  3. Environmental similarity and sample selection still matter.
  4. Identical twins were more similar in this sample.
Observation
Possible explanation
Limit
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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · APPLY & EXPLAIN

Use the idea in a new situation.

03 Make a choice. Give a reason.

1. A fictional study finds that a stressful environment predicts different outcomes for two predisposition groups. What graph would help test interaction?
  1. Only a list of participants’ names.
  2. Separate outcome lines for each group across environmental conditions.
  3. One unlabeled average with no groups.

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

2. Which final report sentence best reflects this topic?
  1. Heredity and experience can interact, and the design limits what we can infer.
  2. A twin comparison proves every individual’s future.
  3. Finding an environmental effect disproves all inherited influences.

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

04 Bring it together.

Explain one result that could be consistent with both heredity and experience.

One idea I corrected today: ___________________________________________________
One question I still have: _______________________________________________________