According to Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, Certain Racial/ethnic Groups

question 14

Multiple Choice

According to Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, certain racial/ethnic groups differ in average IQ and are likely to differ in "intelligence genes" as well. For example, they point out that, on average, people living in Asia score higher on IQ tests than white Americans and that African Americans score __________ on average than white Americans.

• A)10 points higher
• B)10 points lower
• C)15 points lower
• D)15 points higher

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