Tryon's classic study of the breeding of "maze-bright" and "maze-dull" rat strains demonstrated
A) animals, including, humans totally inherit their intelligence.
B) environment plays a larger role in the development of intelligence than does heredity.
C) behavioral characteristics can be influenced by heredity.
D) an interactionist view that combines both heredity and enviornment explains the development of intelligence.

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Tryon's study showed that selective breeding could influence behavioral traits like maze-running ability, indicating a hereditary component to such characteristics.

Tryon's Classic Study of the Breeding of "Maze-Bright" and "Maze-Dull