Question

Marissa and Jessica, sisters born two years apart, grew up in an impoverished, violent neighborhood. As adults, Marissa is chronically jobless and is addicted to drugs while Jessica is a professor of economics at a community college. Which theory might explain their different life outcomes?

Answer 1

Differential sensitivity theory

Step-by-step explanation:

Differential sensitivity theory: According to the differential sensitivity theory, the researcher has demonstrated that an individual having specific genetic makeups are comparatively more sensitive or influenced to unfavorable or favorable environmental factors than that of an individual without that genetic makeup.

In other words, every individual varies in terms of sensitivity to the environment.

In the question above, the different life outcomes of Marissa and Jessica can be explained through the differential sensitivity theory.