The Sociologists Who Reexamined the Data in Richard J

question 63

Multiple Choice

The sociologists who reexamined the data in Richard J.Herrnstein and Charles Murray's Bell Curve reiterated that race and intelligence are best understood:

• A) using an interactionist approach that involves both biology and social forces
• B) in terms of IQ tests, which should be standardized so that scientists can make claims about groups
• C) from social as opposed to biological causes
• D) in terms of genetics, which explains approximately 80% of IQ test results
• E) as a function of heredity with little or no socioeconomic impact

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