The correlation for IQ between parents and children is about .42, whereas the correlation between siblings in the same family is ______.

A. much stronger, with a correlation coefficient of over .60
B. much weaker, with a correlation coefficient of about .30
C. negative, with a correlation coefficient of -.45
D. similar in strength, with correlation coefficients for both between .40 and .50


Answer: D

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