Researchers Who Have Examined the IQ Scores of Adopted Children

question 159

Multiple Choice

Researchers who have examined the IQ scores of adopted children have found

• A) a high correlation between the children's scores and the scores of their adoptive parents.
• B) a high correlation between the children's scores and the scores of their birth parents.
• C) both modest correlations between the children's scores and the scores of adoptive parents, and modest correlations between the children's scores and the scores of birth parents.
• D) almost no correlation between the children's scores and the scores of their adoptive parents.

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