When Studying Extraversion in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins, Researchers Have

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Multiple Choice

When studying extraversion in monozygotic and dizygotic twins, researchers have found that

• A) monozygotic twins are more similar than dizygotic twins.
• B) dizygotic twins are more similar than monozygotic twins.
• C) there is no relationship in extraversion for either monozygotic or dizygotic twins.
• D) if one monozygotic twin is high in extraversion, the other will generally be low (this relationship does not appear in dizygotic twins).

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