What Is the Ultimate Cause of Differences in Intelligence from One

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Multiple Choice

What is the ultimate cause of differences in intelligence from one person to another?

• A) Variations in intelligence are nature's way of eliminating unfit individuals.
• B) It is plausible that differences in intelligence are the result of many factors, including an important contribution from an individual's genotype.
• C) Variations in intelligence are unreliable, and thus the ultimate cause cannot be determined.
• D) There is no evidence that variations in intelligence are inherited.

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