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Which environmental factor appears to have the greatest positive impact on the IQs of children?
 
  a. Having biological parents with very high IQs
  b. Having adoptive parents with very high IQs
  c. Being raised in a highly stimulating environment
  d. Being raised in a highly passive environment

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Research from behavioral geneticists has found that as we get older, genetic influences on intelligence are _____ in importance, shared influences are ______ in importance, and nonshared environmental influences are _____ in importance.
 
  a. decreasing; decreasing; increasing
  b. decreasing; increasing; decreasing
  c. increasing; increasing; decreasing
  d. increasing; decreasing; increasing


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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