Research That Supports Environment More Strongly Than Heredity as a Factor

question 42

Multiple Choice

Research that supports environment more strongly than heredity as a factor in student achievement most consistently emphasizes that

• A)conclusions supporting heredity are based more in the bias of the researcher than in the evidence of the research.
• B)heredity has never been accepted as the most influential factor in determining human intelligence.
• C)in situations where the environment for achievement was positively altered, achievement for groups in such situations improved over time.
• D)we have no knowledge about intelligence as a genetically determined trait.

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