Which Statement Concerning Ethnicity and Intelligence Is Most Accurate

question 159

Multiple Choice

Which statement concerning ethnicity and intelligence is most accurate?

• A)​The recent discovery of a "smart gene" has led most to believe that intelligence has a strong genetic component.
• B)Even if ethnic groups differ significantly in intelligence, the difference could be the result of environmental factors. ​
• C)Being economically disadvantaged is related to ethnicity but not to intelligence. ​
• D)If intelligence differences within an ethnic group are due to genetics, then intelligence differences between the group and other ethnic groups must be due to genetics. ​

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