What Discovery Did Skeels and Dye Make When They Administered

question 48

Multiple Choice

What discovery did Skeels and Dye make when they administered intelligence tests to a sample of orphans cared for by trained professionals in a "good" orphanage and to a second sample of orphans raised by residents of an institution for mentally retarded women?

• A)The orphans raised by the mentally impaired scored an average of 25 points lower than those raised by trained professionals.
• B)The orphans raised by the mentally impaired scored an average of 28 points higher than those raised by trained professionals.
• C)There was no difference in the scores of the orphans raised by the mentally impaired compared to those raised by trained professionals.
• D)The orphans raised by the mentally impaired scored an average of 47 points lower than those raised by trained professionals.

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