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Scarr and McCartney’s (1983) notion of gene–environment correlation can be used to explain the way genotype and environment affect each other to shape development. Chapter 2 in the text presents the case study of Kirby, a boy with emerging disruptive behavior problems. However, gene–environment correlation can also be applied to children whose development seems to be coming along “swimmingly.” Read the case study below and identify how the theory of gene–environment correlation can be applied to Diana’s development.

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