With increasing age, adopted children's intelligence test scores become________like their adoptive parents'scores and_______similar to their biological parent's scores.

Correct answer: B. less; more

  • A. more; less
  • B. less; more
  • C. less; less
  • D. more; more

Explanation

As adopted children mature, genetic influences on intelligence generally become more evident, while the similarity to adoptive parents tends to decrease. Thus, their scores become less like those of adoptive parents and more like those of biological parents.

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