Thomas Sowell Studied the Intelligence (IQ) Test Scores of Categories

question 92

Multiple Choice

Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence (IQ) test scores of categories of people and concluded that

• A) minorities are innately less intelligent than whites.
• B) all individuals have the same intelligence.
• C) all categories of people have the same average scores on intelligence tests.
• D) cultural patterns explain much IQ variation.

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Work Effort

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Compensation

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The psychological mechanisms that direct an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort towards attaining a goal.

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