What Would Galton Have Said If You Were to Ask

question 121

Multiple Choice

What would Galton have said if you were to ask him why there were so many eminent minds within his family (including himself and cousin Charles Darwin)

• A) Intelligence is correlated with level of education, so education causes intelligence. 
• B) People notice the eminent minds and ignore all the dimmer ones, leading to a confirmation bias. 
• C) Great intelligence is passed from generation to generation, genetically. 
• D) The advantages of the upper class allowed for development of a strong intellect.

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