The Children of Certain Immigrant Groups, Where Success in School

question 156

Multiple Choice

The children of certain immigrant groups, where success in school is a high priority, routinely have higher levels of achievement in school than their IQ scores would predict. This suggests that:

• A) effort can mediate the effects of IQ on achievement
• B) the IQ tests were culturally biased against these children
• C) IQ tests are an inaccurate measure of academic intelligence
• D) the correlation between IQ and achievement is weak

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