Identical Twins Reared Apart Are More Similar in IQ Than

question 69

Multiple Choice

Identical twins reared apart are more similar in IQ than fraternal twins reared apart. A researcher who believes in the influence of environment more than heredity might explain this in what way?

• A) identical twins are more similar genetically
• B) the environments of the identical twin pairs were more similar
• C) the adoptive parents of the fraternal twin pairs were more similar than the adoptive parents of the identical twin pairs
• D) the identical twins were raised in genuinely different environments

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