Tim is reading a newsletter that gives one sentence summaries of major research findings. When he comes to the summary of the University of Minnesota twin study, what is he likely to read?
a) Genetic factors have a major impact on personality characteristics.
b) Personality is influenced more by parental discipline than inherited tendencies.
c) Researchers have underestimated the influence of the environment on personality.
d) After years of trying, researchers cannot determine the impact of genetics or the environment on normal personality.
A
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A) behaviorism B) cognitism C) functionalism D) structuralism
In Plomin's study of the effects of heredity on intelligence
a. adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their adoptive parents' skills and they became more similar as the children grew older. b. adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their biological parents' skills, but they became less similar as the children grew older. c. adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their adoptive parents' skills, but they became less similar as the children grew older. d. adopted children's intelligence was more similar to their biological parents' skills and they became more similar as the children grew older.