Seymour Kety et al. (1978) studied people who had been adopted and who were diagnosed with schizophrenia later in life. What conclusion did the research support?
A) As 12% of biological family members also had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, compared with only 3% of adoptive family members, it was likely there was a hereditary link.
B) As only 3% of biological family members also had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, compared with 12% of adoptive family members, it was likely an environmental link.
C) Both biological and adoptive families had diagnosis rates of 1-2%, so no conclusion was reached.
D) Both biological and adoptive families had diagnosis rates of 15-20%, so no conclusion was reached.
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