Which of the Following Observations Provides the BEST Evidence That

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observations provides the BEST evidence that intelligence test scores are influenced by heredity?

• A) Japanese children have higher average intelligence scores than do American children.
• B) Identical twins raised together are more similar in their intelligence scores than identical twins raised separately.
• C) The intelligence scores of children are positively correlated with the intelligence scores of their parents.
• D) Identical twins reared separately are more similar in their intelligence scores than fraternal twins reared together.

---

Definitions:

MMPI

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a comprehensive psychological test used to assess personality traits and psychopathology.

16PF

The 16 Personality Factors (16PF) questionnaire is a self-report assessment tool developed by Raymond Cattell to measure the primary traits of human personality in psychological and vocational settings.

Psychic Determinism

The theory that all mental processes are not spontaneous but are determined by the unconscious or pre-existing mental complexes.

Rorschach

A psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both, often used to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning.