Critics Have Pointed to Several Weaknesses in the Research Used

question 28

Multiple Choice

Critics have pointed to several weaknesses in the research used to make a case for the role of genetics on personality development. Their criticisms include each of the following points except one. Which one?

• A) Dizygotic twins may share an environment more alike than the environment shared by monozygotic twins.
• B) Families who adopt children are different from those who do not adopt.
• C) Parents may treat adopted children differently than they treat biological children.
• D) Parents of dizygotic twins may look for and emphasize the differences between the twins more than parents of monozygotic twins.

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