Hans and Franz are identical twins. As infants, they were adopted into two dissimilar families. A researcher conducting a long-term twin study followed both of their lives, and on their twentieth birthday, she placed them through a battery of tests. One of the tests claims to measure environmental experiences while excluding all genetic factors. If this test's claims are true, Hans and Franz
should ____.
a. ?score very similarly
b. ?have identical scores
c. ?show no significant similarity in scores
d. ?have scores that are complementary
ANSWER:
c
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