What, If Anything, Have Adoption Studies Taught Us Regarding the Relationship

question 272

Multiple Choice

What, if anything, have adoption studies taught us regarding the relationship between heredity and personality?

• A) Adoption studies have confirmed that personality can be strongly influenced by genetics.
• B) Adoption studies are a new area of study and have yet to offer any information on the effects of heredity on personality.
• C) Adoption studies have not supported many behavioral genetics studies, thus questioning the idea that personality can be influenced by genetics.
• D) Adoption studies have resulted in conflicting findings, with some strongly supporting the influence of heredity on personality while others suggest that heredity has no influence whatsoever.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.