It Is Inappropriate to Use Heritability Estimates to Explain Ethnic

question 45

Multiple Choice

It is inappropriate to use heritability estimates to explain ethnic differences in intelligence because

• A)heritability of intelligence is lower under economically advantaged than disadvantaged rearing conditions.
• B)twinning occurs with a higher frequency among some ethnic groups.
• C)heritabilities computed on mostly white twin samples are not relevant to test score differences between ethnic groups.
• D)ethnic group differences in intelligence are largely due to heredity.

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