Which of the following comparisons would be MOST useful to
support an argument regarding the effects of environment on intellectual differences?
a. comparison of families with one adopted child and one biological child
b. IQ correlations between fraternal twins compared with correlations between identical twins
c. IQ correlations between identical twins reared together with correlations between identical twins reared apart
d. comparisons of adopted identical twins and adopted fraternal twins
ANSWER: a
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