Researchers assessed the personalities of the children who were adopted at an early age by Julene and Jay. The researchers compared the children's personalities to those of their biological and adoptive parents. Based on the studies described in the text, the children's personalities will be most similar to ____
a. ?Julene's and Jay's personalities.
b. ?Julene's, but not Jay's, personality.
c. ?their biological parents' personalities
d. ?their classmates' personalities
ANSWER:
c
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