Tara and Keagan are identical twins. A school psychologist tests both of their IQs and finds that they are very different. The school psychologist explains the difference in IQ scores between the twins in terms of __________.
A. heritability
B. genetics
C. random factors causing error in the test
D. experience
Answer: D
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