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Twin studies assume that identical and fraternal twins share equally similar:Read the answer and worked solution →Which trait do twin studies find strongly influenced by genes?Read the answer and worked solution →Which trait is not heritable at all?Read the answer and worked solution →A low-phenylalanine diet partly suppresses phenylketonuria. This shows:Read the answer and worked solution →In heritability research, 'nurture' covers any cause that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Variation in human height is spread across:Read the answer and worked solution →The passing of genetic information from parents to offspring is:Read the answer and worked solution →Identical twins have the same genotype, yet always differ slightly in:Read the answer and worked solution →Epigenetics studies changes in gene expression without altering the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which process can change gene expression without altering the DNA sequence?Read the answer and worked solution →Galton thought nature and nurture could be better studied by comparing:Read the answer and worked solution →Behavioural genetics finds that genetic influence on behaviour tends to:Read the answer and worked solution →Book-loving parents fill the home with books and raise a keen reader. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →A cooperative, attentive child draws warm replies from teachers. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →A musically gifted child seeks out music classes. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →Evidence for hereditary influence on intelligence comes mainly from:Read the answer and worked solution →Identical twins reared together show an intelligence correlation of nearly:Read the answer and worked solution →Identical twins reared in different environments correlate in intelligence about:Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair shows the lowest intelligence correlation?Read the answer and worked solution →Adopted children's intelligence resembles more closely that of their:Read the answer and worked solution →Children from poor homes adopted into high-status families usually show:Read the answer and worked solution →Which factor tends to raise intelligence scores?Read the answer and worked solution →Psychologists broadly regard intelligence as a product of:Read the answer and worked solution →Heredity sets a range; where development lands within it depends on:Read the answer and worked solution →A parent-teacher meeting links two settings of a child's life. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A parent's promotion at work changes the child's home life. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Parents' divorce hurts a child most in year one, then eases. This pattern is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Development is a pattern of orderly, predictable change that begins at:Read the answer and worked solution →Development, especially in old age, involves changes that are:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is NOT counted as part of development?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Twin studies assume that identical and fraternal twins share equally similar:

  1. birth weights
  2. personalities
  3. home environments
  4. blood groups
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Correct answer: C. home environments

1. The classical twin design compares identical and fraternal twins. 2. It depends on the equal environments assumption, that both kinds of twins share similar environments. 3. Without it, extra similarity of identical twins could be due to environment instead of genes. _Source: Wikipedia, "Nature versus nurture" (rev 1379405136), section "Heritability estimates"_

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Which trait do twin studies find strongly influenced by genes?

  1. Language spoken
  2. Religion followed
  3. Political party
  4. Height in adults
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Correct answer: D. Height in adults

1. Twin studies find that all studied traits are partly influenced by genetic differences. 2. Height shows a stronger influence and personality traits an intermediate one. 3. Language, religion and party come mainly from the home and culture. _Source: Wikipedia, "Twin study" (rev 1372647321), section "Lead section"_

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Which trait is not heritable at all?

  1. Which language one speaks
  2. Skill with language
  3. How religious one is
  4. Underlying temperament
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Correct answer: A. Which language one speaks

1. Concrete traits that depend on content supplied by the home or culture are not heritable. 2. Examples are which language one speaks, which religion one practises and which party one supports. 3. Underlying talents and temperaments, such as skill with language, are partly heritable. _Source: Wikipedia, "Nature versus nurture" (rev 1379405136), section "Gene–environment interaction"_

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