Research on Ethnic Differences in IQ Shows That

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Multiple Choice

Research on ethnic differences in IQ shows that

• A) the black-white IQ gap disappears when parental education and income are held constant.
• B) both Hispanic-American and African-American children score, on average, 10 IQ points below American white children.
• C) no ethnic differences in mental test scores exist during the first few years of life.
• D) ethnicity and SES account for only about one-fourth of the total variation in IQ.

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