In Adoption Studies, If a Disorder Is Strongly Influenced by ________

question 2

Multiple Choice

In adoption studies, if a disorder is strongly influenced by ________, then researchers should see ________ rates of the disorder among biological relatives of the adoptee than among the adoptive relatives.

• A)genetics; lower
• B)environment; higher
• C)genetics; higher
• D)environment; greater

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that quantifies the degree to which two variables are related or move together.

Grammaticality

concerns the conformity to the rules of grammar of a particular language.

Age

The length of time that a person or entity has existed from its birth or creation to a given point.

Whorfian Hypothesis

The theory that the structure of a language determines or greatly influences the modes of thought and behavioral characteristic of the culture in which it is spoken.