Research That Has Explored the Personality of Adopted Children and Their

question 77

Multiple Choice

Research that has explored the personality of adopted children and their parents has shown

• A) almost no correlation between adoptive parents and their adopted children.
• B) correlations that are nearly equal for adoptive parents and the birth parents.
• C) correlations that are much stronger for adoptive parents than for birth parents.
• D) strong correlations only when the parents have an authoritarian parenting style.

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Definitions:

First-cousin Marriage

A marriage between individuals who have one set of grandparents in common, legally and culturally accepted in some societies but prohibited in others.

Genetic Deficiency

A lack or shortage in the genetic makeup that can lead to diseases or health problems.

Bridewealth

A cultural practice where the groom or his family transfers goods, money, or other forms of wealth to the bride's family as part of the marriage process.

Patrilineal Societies

Societies in which inheritance, descent, and lineage are traced through the father's line.