Regarding Culture, Race, and IQ Scores, Which of the Following

question 59

Multiple Choice

Regarding culture, race, and IQ scores, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Although IQ predicts school performance, it does not predict later career success.
• B)What psychologist Robert Sternberg calls analytic intelligence may be seen by minority cultures as more important than practical intelligence.
• C)Studies that used actual blood grouping testing found no significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores.
• D)Most psychologists have concluded there is no scientific evidence that group differences in average IQ are based on genetics.

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Definitions:

Empirical Data

Information obtained through observation or experimentation, serving as a basis for reasoning or analysis.

Critical Thinking

The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.

Natural Phenomena

Events or processes that occur in the natural world, independent of human intervention.

Type I Error

A statistical error occurring when a null hypothesis is wrongly rejected, meaning a false positive result is concluded.