Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Findings from Adoption

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the findings from adoption studies and IQ is LEAST accurate?

• A) Research with adopted children provides useful evidence about the impact of experience as well as heredity.
• B) Adopted children show some resemblance to their foster parents in IQ.
• C) Entirely unrelated children who are raised in the same home have no similarities in IQ.
• D) Siblings reared together are more similar in IQ than siblings reared apart.

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Definitions:

Healthy People 2020

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The inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc., within a community or organization.

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