Researchers Have Found That the Scores of Adopted Children Are

Multiple Choice

Researchers have found that the scores of adopted children are moderately related to the scores of their adoptive parents (+.19) and moderately related to the scores of their biological parents. Based on these findings, your textbook suggests that the most appropriate interpretation would be

A) Heredity plays a much stronger role than environment in the development of intelligence.
B) Environment plays a much stronger role than heredity in the development of intelligence.
C) Heredity and environment are equally important.
D) The nature/nurture question is not a simple one to answer.
I don't think that students will see that C is wrong based on the data.