Recall That Scarr and Carter-Saltzman (1979)examined the Similarity of Personality

question 16

Multiple Choice

Recall that Scarr and Carter-Saltzman (1979) examined the similarity of personality and other characteristics (a) for identical twins whose parents mistakenly believed them to be fraternal twins,and (b) for fraternal twins whose parents mistakenly believed them to be identical twins.What results did they obtain?

• A)There was greater similarity for identical twins mistakenly believed to be fraternal.
• B)There was greater similarity for fraternal twins mistakenly believed to be identical.
• C)The similarity was about equal for both kinds of twins.
• D)The results varied greatly depending on the characteristic being examined.
• E)The results varied greatly depending on the sex of the twins.

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