According to Your Textbook, Who Is MOST Correct About Influences

question 27

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, who is MOST correct about influences on intelligence?

• A) John, who believes that anyone can be either extremely bright or very unintelligent given the proper environment.
• B) Sandy, who thinks intelligence is purely a result of the genes one is given.
• C) Rachel, who believes intelligence is determined by a combination of heredity and the environment.
• D) Helen, who believes there is no way to determine the influence of heredity and environment on intelligence.

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