Question

The son of a professional basketball player is a star player on his high school basketball team. Which statement best describes the son’s ability? The environment in which he has grown up has increased his inherited ability. The environment in which he has grown up has overcome his inherited ability. His inherited ability has overcome the environment in which he has grown up. His inherited ability alone is responsible for his success with no influence from the environment.

Answer 1

A) The environment in which he has grown up has increased his inherited ability.

Answer 2

The statement that best describes the son's ability is the first one - the environment in which he has grown up has increased his inherited ability. He inherited the ability to be great at basketball from his father, who is himself a professional basketball player. On top of that, that ability has only become stronger with the environment the son is living in - his immediate environment is his father, who must have been training with his son to make him better as well.