Question

Ruth and Debbie are identical twins who were raised by the same family. Vince and Frankie are identical twins who were separated at birth and raised by different families. According to research on the heritability of personality traits, Ruth's and Debbie's personalities are statistically __________.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: no more similar than Vince's and Frankie's personalities.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Heritability of personality traits had by hand with the Developmental Psychology proposes that twins raised together and those who were separated after the birth may substantially develop very similar personalities. The environment in which they are raised actually does not play a big role but genetics do.

In the example, even if Vince and Frankie are not raised by the same family, they are likely to have similar personalities as well as Ruth and Debbie who grew up under the same roof.

Answer 2

Ruth and Debbie will have similar personalities and Vince and Frank will have similar personalities.

Step-by-step explanation:

Personality traits are behavior exhibited by person in his surrounding an social environment. Traits are developed by social and family influence. It is also observed in research that some traits are genetically transferable and hence Ruth and Debbie will have similar traits while Frankie and Vince will have similar personality traits