The Average IQ of This Year's Graduating Class at Bradbury

question 123

Multiple Choice

The average IQ of this year's graduating class at Bradbury High is 112 points. The average IQ of the graduating class from 25 years ago was 107 points, and the average IQ of the graduating class from 50 years ago was 101 points. This trend is consistent with ​

• A)heritability. ​
• B)shifts in reaction range.
• C)the Flynn effect.
• D)reciprocal determinism.

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Definitions:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Learning Disability

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