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A child who is high and low in a characteristic (such as anxiety or sociability) will remain so at later ages. This statement stresses on the importance of:

A child who is high and low in a characteristic (such as anxiety or sociability) will remain so at later ages. This statement stresses on the importance of: Correct Answer Hereditary

The above-mentioned statement stresses the importance of hereditary as heredity refers to the process of passing down traits from the parents to their offspring.

Hereditary is the most important personality and intelligence determinants as:

  • how far a person can develop depends on heredity.
  • color of eyes, hair, skin, height, etc is determined by heredity.
  • all the inborn traits, instincts, potentials, and I. Q. depend on heredity

Additional Information

  • Maturation: It refers to the unfolding of an individual's inherent traits or potential. It is a natural process of becoming emotionally mentally and physically mature.
  • Environment: It also plays a vital role in determining the personality of an individual as all the mental and social traits depend on the environment.

Hence, it could be concluded that the above-mentioned statement stresses the importance of hereditary and environmental.

Confusion Points Question is stating that the characteristics will remain so in later stages, hence the environment could not be the suitable option because with the due effect of environment characteristics could change.

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