Multiple Choice
Given that the heritability of empathy was found to be high (in one study, .72) , which interpretation of these findings is MOST appropriate with regard to the question of whether people are basically selfish?
A) Empathy is inherited, and environmental influences contribute only approximately 28% to helping.
B) Empathy is largely genetically determined and not subject to learning and other environmental influences.
C) Altruism and empathy are largely inherited and cause people to help more if they have the genes for these traits.
D) There is a genetic influence of empathy on individual differences measured in the population related to helping behavior.
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