Adoption Studies Consistently Reveal That

question 50

Multiple Choice

Adoption studies consistently reveal that

• A) about three-quarters of the differences in IQ among children can be traced to their genetic makeup.
• B) when young children are adopted into caring, stimulating homes, their IQs rise substantially.
• C) adopted children of low-IQ biological mothers score below average on IQ tests during the school years.
• D) adopted children score, on average, 15 to 20 points lower in IQ than their nonadopted agemates.

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