Which of the Following Is the Strongest Evidence Supporting the Belief

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the strongest evidence supporting the belief that differences among people in their IQ scores are related in part to differences in heredity?

• A) There is a high positive correlation between the IQ of children and the IQs of their parents.
• B) Children adopted by high-IQ parents generally develop higher IQ scores than do children adopted by low-IQ parents.
• C) Children generally have approximately the same IQ score at age 8 that they will have in adulthood.
• D) There is a high correlation in IQ between identical twins who have been adopted by different parents and reared in different environments.

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Definitions:

Birth Process

The physiological sequence of events that lead to the delivery of a baby from the mother's uterus into the outside world.

Genotype

The genetic endowment of an individual.

Phenotype

An organism’s observable characteristics that result from the interaction of the genotype with the environment.

Infant Mortality

The rate at which babies under one year of age die, considered a critical indicator of the health and well-being of a population.