Two children have different biological parents, but both were adopted in infancy by the same family. The idea that heredity determines personality would be supported if the personalities of the children are
a. more similar to the personalities of their adoptive parents than to their biological parents.
b. similar to the personality of the biological daughter of their adoptive parents.
c. more similar to each other than they are to their own biological siblings.
d. less similar to their adoptive siblings than they are to their own biological siblings.
Answer: d. less similar to their adoptive siblings than they are to their own biological siblings.
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