Which of the following is true about the shared and nonshared environments?   Group of answer choices A.The nonshared environment is not as powerful as the influence of the parents.   B. Children raised in the same households by the same parents do not necessarily share the same home environment.   C. Most personality traits and intellectual characteristics can be traced to the shared environment.   D. The shared environment’s influence grows with age.

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Which of the following is true about the shared and nonshared environments?
 
Group of answer choices
A.The nonshared environment is not as powerful as the influence of the parents.
 
B. Children raised in the same households by the same parents do not necessarily share the same home environment.
 
C. Most personality traits and intellectual characteristics can be traced to the shared environment.
 
D. The shared environment’s influence grows with age.
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INTRODUCTION

There have been researches in social sciences, since the field came into existence. The most influential studies that helped psychology grow as a field and unfold layers of human's developmental aspects have been twin studies. 

The twins have been studied in following scenarios:

  • those reared together
  • those reared apart
  • those separated at birth and later came together, etc.
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