In a twin study, an investigator compares concordance rates of fraternal and identical twins. A concordance rate is best described as

a. the degree of genetic similarity between the twins.
b. the degree of environmental similarity between the twins. c. the degree to which twins resemble their parents.
d. the percentage of shared traits or disorders. e. the percentage of genetic overlap.


d

Psychology

You might also like to view...

_______________ concerns the way we express our grief

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Family studies suggest some hereditary component to panic disorder, with _____% of the variance in liability for developing panic disorder attributed to genetic influence.

A) 10–20 B) 20–30 C) 30–40 D) 40–50

Psychology

You perceive a table a remaining rectangular when you walk around it because of ____

a. ?perceptual closure b. ?shape constancy c. ?bottom-up processing d. ?motion parallax

Psychology

Which of the following is the term for a severe eating disorder in which individuals refuse to eat, while denying that their behavior and appearance, which may become skeletal, are out of the ordinary?

a) bulimia b) obesity c) malnutrition d) anorexia nervosa

Psychology