Which Statement Describes Evidence of the Importance of Environmental Factors

question 106

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes evidence of the importance of environmental factors in the development of a particular trait?

• A) An adoptive twin study shows that the correlation between identical twins who grew up together is higher than the correlation between identical twins who grew up apart.
• B) A twin study shows that the correlation between identical twins is higher than the correlation between fraternal twins.
• C) An adoption study shows that the correlation between adoptive children and their biological parents is higher than the correlation between the children and their adoptive parents.
• D) All of the statements describe such evidence.

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Definitions:

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