The Purpose of an Adoption Study Is to Find Out

question 11

Multiple Choice

The purpose of an adoption study is to find out if adopted children are more similar to their biological parents and siblings, who share ____________, or to their adoptive parents and siblings, with whom they share ____________.

• A) a sense of identity; a common family environment
• B) a common family environment; their genes
• C) their genes; a sense of identity
• D) their genes; a common family environment

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Definitions:

Data

Information collected for reference or analysis, often used to make decisions or understand phenomena.

Antipsychotic Medications

Drugs used to manage psychosis, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, by helping to balance certain chemicals in the brain.

Schizophrenia

A severe mental disorder characterized by distorted thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Cure

The complete resolution or eradication of a disease, leaving the individual with no ongoing symptoms or need for treatment.