Barbara and Kenneth Have Slightly Below-Average Intelligence Scores

question 11

Essay

Barbara and Kenneth have slightly below-average intelligence scores. When they find out that the heritability of intelligence is approximately 0.5, they become worried that their future children also will have below-average intelligence. Using several different lines of reasoning, assuage the fear of this couple.

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