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Twin and Adoption Studies
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Test your knowledge on twin and adoption studies.
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1
What were the levels of concordance within the male MZ and male DZ twins?
100% and 50%
21% and 8%
35% and 13%
20% and 40%
2
How many pairs of twins did Christiansen use in his study?
3,586
3,686
3,486
3,786
3
Twin and adoption studies are critcised for being deterministic?
False
True
4
What did Mednick et al find in the number of criminal acts between the adoptees and thier biological parents?
significantly low correlation
significant positive correlation
significantly high corralation
significant negative correlation
5
Twin and adoption studies are which type of theory?
Environmental
Psychological
Genetic
Physiological
6
Which of the following best describes quantitative data?
It is numerical and objective.
It is textual and objective.
It is textual and subjective.
It is numerical and subjective.
7
Which two genes have been identified with criminal behaviour?
MAO13 and CDH-A
MAO-A and CDH13
MAO-A and CDH21
MAO and CDH
8
The main assumption of twin and adoption studies is that:
Criminality is physiological.
Criminality is learnt.
Criminality is socially determined.
Criminality is genetic.
9
Current research by Tiihonen et al (2015) is a strength of twin and adoption studies.
True
False
10
Twin and adoption studies are criticised for overlooking the role of nature?
True
False
