Researchers Use the Twin-Study Method to

question 46

Multiple Choice

Researchers use the twin-study method to

• A)separate environmental from genetic influences.
• B)determine how much of our personality is inherited from our parents.
• C)determine how much of our personality is the result of experience.
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

External Validity

The degree to which a study's findings can be applied to different contexts and diverse individuals.

Generalizability

The extent to which research findings and conclusions can be applied to broader populations or different contexts beyond the study sample.

Intervention

An action or process of intervening, usually aimed at producing some kind of change or improvement in a situation.

Diagnosed

The determination of the nature of a disease or condition by examination of symptoms and signs or by other tests.