If Differences in Heredity Were Unimportant for Differences in IQ

question 167

Multiple Choice

If differences in heredity were unimportant for differences in IQ scores,what should we expect?

• A)IQ correlations should be equally high for monozygotic and dizygotic twins.
• B)IQ correlations should be higher for dizygotic than monozygotic twins.
• C)IQ correlations should be higher for monozygotic than dizygotic twins.
• D)IQ correlations should be higher for twins reared apart than reared together.

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