Research on Racial Differences in Intelligence Indicates That

question 116

Multiple Choice

Research on racial differences in intelligence indicates that:

• A) Black Americans typically receive higher scores than White Americans on nonverbal intelligence test questions.
• B) there is currently no difference in the average academic aptitude test scores received by Black and White Americans.
• C) on average,Black Americans perform less well than White Americans on intelligence tests.
• D) among Black Americans,those with the greatest number of siblings receive the highest intelligence scores.

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