Twin and adoption studies have been most helpful for teasing apart the influences of
A) emotional reactivity and emotional intensity.
B) extraversion and neuroticism.
C) genes and protein molecules.
D) nature and nurture.

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Twin and adoption studies have been most helpful for evaluating the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors, hence nature and nurture. These studies help in understanding how much the variation in behavior and psychological traits are attributable to genes or the surrounding environment.

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