AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Personality Adoption Studies After hundreds of adoption studies on personality were conducted, the results revealed that adopted children’s personalities are more like those of their biological parents whom they’ve never met than their adoptive parents who raised them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adopted children receive genetic characteristics and behaviors from their birthparents. But they also learn characteristics and behaviors from their adoptive family as they grow up. As a result, an adopted child usually demonstrates characteristics and behaviors reflective of both their genetics and environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Bowlby’s attachment theory, our early attachment bonds influence how we view close relationships in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Therefore, the relationships adopted children experience with their initial, early caregivers could likely influence their ability to relate to their new caregivers.

Detailed explanation-4: -As per the definition of Adoption, an adopted child is the lawful child of the adoptive parents with the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as that of a biological child. ii. As the adoption order is issued by the Court, the adoptive parents become parents of the child.