When Children of Low-IQ Biological Mothers Were Adopted at Birth

question 38

Multiple Choice

When children of low-IQ biological mothers were adopted at birth by parents who were well above average in income and education,they

• A) showed a significant decline in IQ across middle childhood and adolescence.
• B) did as well as children with high-IQ biological mothers placed in similar adoptive families.
• C) scored above average in IQ during the school years.
• D) scored below average in IQ during early and middle childhood.

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