In the Book the Bell Curve,Richard J

question 46

Multiple Choice

In the book The Bell Curve,Richard J.Herrnstein and Charles Murray present their findings regarding the relationship between IQ and other social factors.Their conclusions were controversial because:

• A) when a psychologist and sociologist collaborate on a research project, the results naturally will be controversial because each scholar approaches the problem differently
• B) the authors drew conclusions about the intelligence of all North Americans on their findings from studying the intelligence of Native Americans and Native Canadians
• C) the authors contended that blacks in the United States have higher intelligence than whites, which would be apparent if the IQ tests were changed to accurately measure intelligence
• D) the authors focused strictly on the sociological factors that influence IQ and ignored the biological or hereditary factors
• E) the authors proclaimed that black Americans had an inferior intelligence because of genetic differences between black and white Americans.

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