Studies exploring the correlations between IQ scores of individuals on the basis of their degree of genetic relationship have found that
a. identical twins reared together show lower correlations than identical twins reared apart.
b. identical twins reared apart show higher correlations than fraternal twins reared together.
c. siblings reared together show lower correlations than siblings reared apart.
d. siblings reared apart show higher correlations than fraternal twins reared apart.
Answer: b. identical twins reared apart show higher correlations than fraternal twins reared together.
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