In a Counterargument to the Claims Made in the Bell

question 57

Multiple Choice

In a counterargument to the claims made in The Bell Curve, a team of sociologists from the University of California at Berkeley asserted that the factor that is more important than intelligence in determining how well people do in life is:

• A) one's parents' socioeconomic status
• B) the number of students per classroom
• C) cultural capital
• D) one's SAT score

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