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Melanie and Melody are fraternal twins. At which age would you expect their IQ scores to be the most similar?
 
  a. 15 years old
  b. 30 years old
  c. 45 years old
  d. 60 years old

Question 2

After making a simple mistake, Wilma says, I cant help that Im not intelligent. Its just the way Im hard-wired. Wilmas comment reveals a misconception about genetic influences because ____.
 
  a. complex traits like intelligence are influenced by many genes, as well as environmental factors
  b. intelligence has not been found to be highly heritable
  c. most people fall within two standard deviations on a distribution of intelligence
  d. controversial studies on intelligence used group differences to predict an individuals intelligence


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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