Adoptee Studies Describe Efforts to

question 131

Multiple Choice

Adoptee studies describe efforts to

• A)examine similarities between adopted children and non-adopted children.
• B)examine similarities between adopted children and their biological or adoptive parents.
• C)measure the genetic similarity between adopted children.
• D)assess the extent to which adopted children share similar characteristics as non-adopted children raised in the same household.
• E)examine similarities between adopted children and the general population.

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Definitions:

Unscientific Method

Refers to approaches or methods that do not follow the rigorous standards of scientific investigation, often lacking empirical evidence.

Self-Esteem

One's own subjective evaluation of their worth or abilities; a measure of how much one values, respects, and feels confident about oneself.

Mental Processes

Mental processes involving thought, logic, and the ability to solve problems.

Wilhelm Wundt

Considered the father of modern psychology, he established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.