Suppose that in a twin design family study, the average trait similarity within identical twins was no higher than for fraternal twins. The same environment was shared within all twin pairs. This outcome implies that
a. heritability for the trait is high.
b. heritability is moderate.
c. heritability is low.
d. heritability cannot be estimated.
C
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a. single process b. partial process c. double process d. all-or-none process
Which strategy will promote the most well-adjusted adolescent?
a. Offer the adolescent independence--it's what she's fighting for b. Exert a great deal of control--during adolescence is when they can make decisions that can ruin their lives c. Offer the adolescent some choices and help him explore the alternatives as he makes his own decision d. Offer lower levels of warmth so that the adolescent will want to "leave the nest"
A community research project that takes macrosystem social injustices into account, increased community understanding of social injustice, and strengthened the power of the community to make its own decisions, has strong ____
a. internal validity b. between-group methodology c. psychopolitical validity d. methodological equivalence
The ________ suggests that abuse and neglect that children and adolescents suffer predispose them as adults to abuse and neglect their own children
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.