Which of the Following Is Evidence That Within-Family Effects, Rather

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is evidence that within-family effects, rather than between-family effects, operate to produce variations in personality?

• A) The correlation between the personality traits of adopted children and their adoptive siblings is essentially zero.
• B) The correlation between the personality traits of adopted children and their adoptive parents is essentially zero.
• C) The correlation between the traits of identical twins raised together and those reared apart is basically the same.
• D) None of the above answers is correct.

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