Looking at the Concordance Rates for Autism Found in Twin

question 56

Multiple Choice

Looking at the concordance rates for autism found in twin studies and family studies, Newschaffer and colleagues (2007) believe that autism is ____.

• A)primarily the result of genetic factors
• B)the result of genetic and environmental factors
• C)primarily the result of environmental factors
• D)primarily the result of sociocultural factors

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