One of the criticisms of the Whitehall Study is that the researchers did not adequately address the possibility that occupational and health differences were caused by:
A) family income.
B) heredity.
C) underlying personality differences.
D) birth order.

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The best choice is C because underlying personality differences may have impacted both occupational status and health outcomes, which the Whitehall researchers did not fully address in their study. The other choices (family income, heredity, and birth order) were not major factors in the Whitehall Study as the researchers had controlled for these variables.

One of the Criticisms of the Whitehall Study Is That