Your Friend's Mother Is Extremely Intelligent

question 61

Multiple Choice

Your friend's mother is extremely intelligent.As a result,even though he usually does OK in school (2.8 GPA) ,he is convinced that he is a genius.What do you think?

• A) Heritability estimates for intelligence are .50, so he is probably overestimating his intelligence.
• B) He is definitely correct; he is likely a genius.
• C) Actually, children of intellectually gifted adults are usually much lower in intelligence.
• D) With a 2.8 GPA, he must be correct.

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