Environmental Factors Can Influence the Development of Intelligence

question 108

Multiple Choice

Environmental factors can influence the development of intelligence.Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor that can influence intelligence?

• A) the number of years the child remains in school
• B) whether the child was breastfed for more than six months
• C) the birth weight of the child
• D) whether the child had certain recessive genes linked to intelligence

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