The Fact That the Correlation in IQ Scores Between Identical

question 50

Multiple Choice

The fact that the correlation in IQ scores between identical twins reared apart is lower than that between identical twins reared together suggests that

• A)environmental factors can have an influence on intellectual development.
• B)environmental factors have little impact on intellectual development.
• C)genetic factors have no impact on intellectual development.
• D)identical twins often do not have the same genotype.

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