Which of the following statements regarding the findings from adoption studies and IQ is LEAST accurate?
A)Research with adopted children provides useful evidence about the impact of experience as well as heredity.
B)Adopted children show some resemblance to their foster parents in IQ.
C)Unrelated children who are raised in the same home have no similarities in IQ.
D)Siblings reared together are more similar in IQ than siblings reared apart.

Question

Which of the following statements regarding the findings from adoption studies and IQ is LEAST accurate? ​
A)Research with adopted children provides useful evidence about the impact of experience as well as heredity.
B)Adopted children show some resemblance to their foster parents in IQ.
C)Unrelated children who are raised in the same home have no similarities in IQ.
D)Siblings reared together are more similar in IQ than siblings reared apart.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Adoption studies have shown that unrelated children raised in the same home do exhibit some similarities in IQ, indicating that the environment does play a role in intellectual development. This contradicts statement C, making it the least accurate.

Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Findings from Adoption