Twins Are Said to Be Concordant for a Trait When

question 34

Multiple Choice

Twins are said to be concordant for a trait when

• A) both twins exhibit the trait.
• B) only identical twins exhibit the trait.
• C) only fraternal twins exhibit the trait.
• D) fraternal twins more often show the trait than identical twins.
• E) None of these is true.

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Definitions:

Causal Relationship

A connection between two events where one directly influences or causes the other.

Causal Arguments

Arguments that establish a cause-and-effect relationship between two or more things.

Inductive Argument

A type of reasoning in which the premises seek to supply strong evidence for (not absolute proof of) the truth of the conclusion.

Positive Correlation

The incidence of one event increases when the second one increases.