Which of the Following Assertions Is a True Statement About

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following assertions is a true statement about sibling relationships?

• A)Siblings with parents who get along well tend to get along better with each other than do siblings with parents who fight with one another.
• B)Siblings in divorced families tend to get along better than those in nondivorced families as they tend to count on each other for support.
• C)Perceived differential treatment is typically not problematic when it is the younger child who received the better treatment.
• D)Although children may be annoyed when parents favor their siblings, differential treatment is unlikely to affect children's adjustment.

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Definitions:

Recessive Phenotype

An observed trait or characteristic of an organism that results from having two recessive alleles for a particular gene.

Heterozygous

Genetically describes an organism that has two different alleles of a gene, one inherited from each parent.

Unattached Earlobes

A genetic trait where the earlobes hang free and are not connected to the side of the head.

Homozygous Recessive

An individual is homozygous recessive when they have two identical recessive alleles for a particular gene, potentially expressing a recessive trait.