The MOST Likely Reason Why African Americans Have Lower Intelligence

question 65

Multiple Choice

The MOST likely reason why African Americans have lower intelligence scores than do European Americans is that:

• A)African Americans are faced with more bias in the testing environment.
• B)African Americans are more prone to test-taking anxiety.
• C)African Americans,on average,live in lower SES households than do European Americans.
• D)the two groups simply differ in their genetic makeup.

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