Which of the Following Statements About Heredity and Intelligence Is

question 124

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is TRUE?

• A) Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity.
• B) Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments.
• C) If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes, yet still have similar intelligence scores, the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences.
• D) Prenatal influences have little, if any, influence on intelligence and need not be taken into account when studying environmental influences.
• E) The influence of heredity are irrelevant if there is no environmental support for one's intellectual growth.

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