Question

What does Jensen's "seed analogy" suggest about the relationship between heredity and environment?

Options

• The environment is the only factor that determines intelligence.

• Heredity and environment work independently with no interaction.

• Heredity sets the potential (seed type), while environment determines how well that potential develops (soil, water, sunlight).

• Heredity is irrelevant if the environment is good.

Answer 1

Heredity sets the potential (seed type), while environment determines how well that potential develops (soil, water, sunlight).

Explanation:

Jensen used the seed analogy to explain that heredity provides the foundation (just as seed type determines tree type), but environment (soil, water, sunlight) determines how well that potential is realized.