Heritability Estimations of Intelligence

question 224

Multiple Choice

Heritability estimations of intelligence

• A)are based on mathematically erroneous formulas.
• B)are known for apes but are unknown for human children.
• C)are fixed, regardless of the age when IQ is assessed.
• D)vary over the childhood years.

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