Three of the Following Statements About the Effects of Heredity

question 20

Multiple Choice

Three of the following statements about the effects of heredity and/or environment on intelligence are accurate.Which one is not accurate?

• A)Children tend to get higher IQ scores when they attend school regularly.
• B)Poor nutrition in the early years can adversely affect children's cognitive development.
• C)Biologists working in the Human Genome Project have recently identified the chromosome that carries the "intelligence" gene.
• D)On average, children's performance on intelligence tests has risen around the world, suggesting that improvements in environmental conditions enhance IQ.

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