Which Is a More Convincing Method for Determining Whether Learning

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Essay

Which is a more convincing method for determining whether learning disabilities are inherited: familiality studies the degree to which a certain condition,such as a learning disability,occurs in a single family)or heritability studies comparison of the prevalence of learning disabilities in identical-monozygotic versus dizygotic twins).Why?

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.