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AP Psychology 2.4 Testing and Individual Differences. Which of these is an example of studies used in the nature vs. nurture debate of intelligence?

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And here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by the nature versus

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nurture debate which when you think about it is basically just Batman vs [Batman and Superman in a boxing ring[

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Superman really think about it an example of studies used in the nature

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versus nurture debate of intelligence is... and here the potential answers all right..

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....[mumbling[... nature

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versus nurture is a long-standing and ongoing debate between scientists and [Nature vs Nurture fight poster on a wall]

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the development of intelligence isn't excluded is the development of

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intelligence more a product of your genetic makeup or of your environmental [Superman and Batman jumping up and down preparing to fight]

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condition we'll answer that in a sec.. For now what we want to know is which one of

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the provided studies would best give insight into such a debate....Alright well

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the easiest to eliminate is E; best friend studies why because comparing two

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best friends like say Batman and Robin wouldn't really give us any insight into [Batman and Robin figures]

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either of the nurture or the nature side of things they don't share genetic code

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and they'll inevitably have been born at different times been raised by different [Clock ticks rapidly and a family appears]

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families and had a multitude of different experiences so really it's not

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much of a comparison this one doesn't work and while siblings share half of

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your genetic makeup the biggest problem with these sorts of studies is that

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variances in intelligence will never be able to be attributed to either nurture

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or nature these differences might be due to the different experiences these [A boy at a party, a girl running and a boy dancing]

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various relatives may have had or they might be due to genetics all too

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ambiguous and therefore incorrect which is why identical twins those who share

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all of their genetic makeup are prime candidates for such a study by conducting

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experiments on identical twins raised in different environments we can be sure [Identical twins in different environments wearing superman t-shirts]

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that any differences found between the two are due exclusively to the

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environment and not due to their genetics because their genetics are the

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same and in the case of intelligence well the environmental does seem to

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impact cultural social and intellectual development however more generally

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speaking both appear to have some degree of influence so more recently many [Superman jumps up from being hit by Batman]

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scientists believe that the entire dichotomy is outlived its usefulness and

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should be done away with entirely we love it when superheroes

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learn to get along [Superman and Batman figures hug each other]

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