The Importance of Environmental Influences on Intelligence Is Provided by Evidence

question 89

Multiple Choice

The importance of environmental influences on intelligence is provided by evidence that

• A) general intelligence scores predict performance on a variety of complex tasks.
• B) the cognitive development of neglected children is often delayed.
• C) identical twins raised together have more similar intelligence scores than fraternal twins raised together.
• D) mental similarities between adopted children and their adoptive families increase with age.

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