The Basic Premise of a Hereditary View Concerning the Nature

question 113

Multiple Choice

The basic premise of a hereditary view concerning the nature of intelligence is that:

• A) the more closely related two individuals are, the more positively correlated their scores will be.
• B) the correlation between biological sibling's IQ scores will be about 0.0.
• C) parents' IQ scores are not very predictive of children's IQ scores.
• D) experience plays a major role in determining a person's IQ score.

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Definitions:

Firm-Specific Risk

The portion of a security's risk that is attributable to factors affecting only that company, distinct from market risk.

Unique Risk

Risk that affects a very limited number of assets, often referred to as "unsystematic risk" or "idiosyncratic risk."

Diversifiable Risk

The portion of an investment's risk that can be mitigated or eliminated through portfolio diversification.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.