Scarr and Weinberg Found That the IQs of Lower Class

question 83

Multiple Choice

Scarr and Weinberg found that the IQs of lower class Black children adopted as infants and raised by middle-class families were ____ the average IQ in the general population.

• A) much lower than
• B) slightly lower than
• C) no different than
• D) higher than

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Definitions:

Internal Stimuli

Events or occurrences within an individual's body that can influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Moral Beliefs

Ideals or principles that an individual holds regarding what is right and wrong or good and bad in behavior.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used by the mind to protect itself from anxiety and to manage emotional conflict and distress.

Libido

in psychoanalytic theory, refers to the sexual drive or desire that is a primary source of motivation for human behavior according to Freud.