The Most Definitive Estimate of the Heritability of Intelligence Is

question 60

Multiple Choice

The most definitive estimate of the heritability of intelligence is currently represented by

• A) Galton's original assertion that "nature prevails enormously over nurture."
• B) Newman, Freeman, and Holzinger's estimate of about 50-50.
• C) Cyril Burt's reported correlations of .80 and above.
• D) the Minnesota study (MISTRA)'s estimate of about .70 for a middle-class population that did not include impoverished or underprivileged subjects.

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