Which of the Following Is Accurate

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is accurate?

• A) if shared environments are important, adopted siblings reared together will be more similar than biological siblings.
• B) if shared environments are important, biological siblings reared together will resemble their parents more than such siblings reared apart.
• C) if shared environments are important, nonshared environments are unimportant.
• D) none of the above.

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Definitions:

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Behavior Genetics

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Heritability

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