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:

Nature

The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth as opposed to humans or human creations.

Nurture

The influence of external factors such as environment, education, and care on an individual's development.

Cognitive Revolution

A period during the 1950s to 1970s marked by the adoption of a new approach to studying the mind, emphasizing internal mental processes.

Mental Processes

The internal cognitive operations that underlie human thought, including perception, memory, and decision-making.