Because of the potential confound of shared environment in _____ studies, behavioural geneticists have often turned to other methods such as adoption studies.

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The potential confound of shared environment refers to the fact that family members often share similar environmental experiences, making it difficult to disentangle genetic and environmental influences on behaviour. Therefore, behavioural geneticists have turned to other methods, such as adoption studies, to examine genetic influences on behaviour. Cross-fostering is a specific type of adoption study, so it is not a separate method from adoption studies. Psychological studies may or may not involve genetic influences, so it is too general of a category to be the best answer.

Because of the Potential Confound of Shared Environment in _____