We Need to Use Caution When Drawing Conclusions from Family

question 146

Multiple Choice

We need to use caution when drawing conclusions from family and twin studies of schizophrenia,because

• A) researchers study only their own families.
• B) individuals with schizophrenia are often taken away from their families.
• C) when people share environments as well as genes, it is difficult to separate out the influences of each.
• D) none of the above

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