In The Bell Curve, Hernstein and Murray (1994) argue that differences in the average IQ scores of different ethnic groups is due to
A) poverty.
B) education.
C) test bias.
D) cognitive abilities.
D) cognitive abilities. While most experts agree that there are consistent differences in the average IQ scores of different ethnic groups, there is heated disagreement as to why. Herrnstein and Murray argue that the differences are not due to poverty, education, or test bias, but to real differences in cognitive abilities.
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A. the role of genes was negligible B. index subjects were more likely to develop schizophrenia than the control subjects C. environment was a more important determinant of psychological health than family history D. no significant effects were seen
Dr. Birdwell is interested in how children learn to turn the adjective "loyal" into the noun "loyalty." He is studying ________ rules of language
A) pragmatic B) morphological C) syntactic D) semantic