A Majority of Experts Agree That the Heritability of Intelligence

question 117

Multiple Choice

A majority of experts agree that the heritability of intelligence is approximately 50 percent.What does this mean

• A) Fifty percent of the difference in average intelligence between different ethnic groups is due to genetic inheritance. 
• B) Fifty percent of a person's intelligence is due to genetic inheritance. 
• C) Fifty percent of the variability in intelligence in a population of individuals is due to variations in genetic inheritance. 
• D) Fifty percent of a person's intelligence is due to environmental factors.

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