Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Methods

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the methods used to estimate the heritability of intelligence?

• A) the study of identical twins separated at or shortly after birth
• B) comparing attributes of adopted children with the attributes of both their biological parents and their
• Adoptive parents.
• C) comparing fraternal twins with other siblings raised in a blended family environment
• D) comparing identical twins with fraternal twins who are raised in what are assumed to be strictly comparable
• Environments

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Definitions:

Prothrombin Time

A blood test that measures how long it takes blood to clot, used to assess the efficiency of the clotting mechanism.

Seconds

The basic unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to 1/60th of a minute.

Venipuncture

The process of puncturing a vein with a needle to draw blood or administer medication.

Buffy Coat

The layer between the packed red blood cells and plasma in a centrifuged blood sample; this layer contains the white blood cells and platelets.