Which Result Would Not Support the Idea That Genes Play

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which result would not support the idea that genes play a significant role in behavior?

• A) Finding dizygotic twins to be more similar than monozygotic twins
• B) Finding children to be more similar to their biological parents than to their adoptive parents
• C) Finding similarities between biological siblings
• D) Finding monozygotic twins to be more similar than pairs of unrelated individuals

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A default statement that indicates no effect, difference, or relationship between two or more variables in an experiment.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that is tested against the null hypothesis, usually representing the notion of a difference or effect.

Type I Error

Erroneously dismissing a true null hypothesis, often called a "false positive."

Sample Mean

The average obtained from a sample, calculated by summing all sample data points and dividing by the number of points.