According to Herrnstein and Murray's Book, the Bell Curve

question 68

Multiple Choice

According to Herrnstein and Murray's book, The Bell Curve,

• A) IQ variations are largely determined by environmental differences.
• B) ethnic and social class differences in IQ are unfounded.
• C) the relative role of heredity and environment in the black-white IQ gap remains unsolved.
• D) heredity plays a sizable role in the black-white IQ gap.

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