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One critic of Arthur Jensen’s claim that eighty percent of intelligence is determined by heredity questioned his use of one type of study. Which of the following studies did Urie Bronfenbrenner claim were excessively used in Jensen’s research?

Twin studies with controlled variables
Twin studies with uncontrolled variables
Twin studies with biased information
Quantitative research on siblings

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Answer: B - Bronfenbrenner claimed that Jensen relied too heavily on twin studies with uncontrolled variables; that is, studies of monozygotic twins raised in different environments. Bronfenbrenner pointed out that there were more cultural similarities than differences even in those separate environments.

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