Galton Believed That the High Correlation Between the Intelligence Levels

question 57

Multiple Choice

Galton believed that the high correlation between the intelligence levels of parents and children proved that intelligence was inherited. This conclusion illustrates a failure to understand

• A) how correlations are calculated
• B) the difference between statistically significant correlations and insignificant ones
• C) the directionality problem
• D) the third variable problem

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