Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is TRUE? Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. Differences in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments. If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes, yet still have similar intelligence scores, the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences.

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Layne Galloway

15 April, 13:40

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is TRUE? Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. Differences in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments. If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes, yet still have similar intelligence scores, the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences.

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Rachel · Answer 1

If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes, yet still have similar intelligence scores, the similiarity in their scores must be due to heriditary influences.

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It would be curious to note the difference in the homes as to whether they are the same socio-economic status or not - it so, it could be exposure within the environment compounded with heriditary but if they were different - then it would be due to heridatary and not exposure within their enviornments.