According to the 1974 Wender study,which used the cross-fostering approach,children are at the greatest risk of developing schizophrenia when they ________.

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According to the 1974 Wender study, children who have schizophrenic biological parents are at the greatest risk of developing schizophrenia. It does not matter what the state of their adoptive parents' mental health is. The study found that there was a 16% risk of developing schizophrenia for children with schizophrenic biological parents, compared to only a 1% risk for children with non-schizophrenic biological parents. The study did not find a significant risk for children who were raised by schizophrenic adoptive parents but had non-schizophrenic biological parents.

According to the 1974 Wender Study,which Used the Cross-Fostering Approach,children