What Has Been Demonstrated by Adoption Studies Comparing the Intelligence

question 101

Multiple Choice

What has been demonstrated by adoption studies comparing the intelligence of adopted children to their biological parents

• A) There is a greater-than-chance similarity between them. 
• B) Adopted children tend to be most similar to their adoptive parents. 
• C) Adopted children tend to be very similar to their biological mothers. 
• D) There are no consistent similarities between them.

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