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Here are three traits: height, intelligence, and friendliness. In which of these traits do you think people differ the most? Why? Considering the readings and other information, please provide at least two to three reasons for your response.

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1. Here are three traits: height, intelligence, and friendliness. In which of these traits do you think people differ the most? Why? Considering the readings and other information, please provide at least two to three reasons for your response.

Height is a biological trait inherited from parents, but other environmental and nutrition plays a part. Genetic potential plus nutrition minus environmental stressors (i.e. poverty, nutrition, etc.) is often used as a basic formula. We have short people, medium height people and tall people. We also have a very small proportion of very short people i.e. midgets and dwarfs and very tall people i.e. gigantism due to hormonal or other health conditions. Therefore, there ...

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