The Importance of Environmental Influences on Intelligence Is Provided by Evidence

question 95

Multiple Choice

The importance of environmental influences on intelligence is provided by evidence that

• A)general intelligence scores predict performance on a variety of complex tasks.
• B)the intellectual development of neglected children in impoverished environments is often retarded.
• C)identical twins reared together have more similar intelligence scores than fraternal twins reared together.
• D)mental similarities between adopted children and their adoptive families increase with age.

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