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Children raised in substandard circumstances should experience a gradual increase in IQ.

A
T
B
F
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Performance on IQ tests have steadily increased over the generations.

A
T
B
F
3

Stereotype vulnerability refers to savants.

A
T
B
F
4

Because identical twins begin as a single fertilized egg that then separates, identical twins share ____ percent of genetic makeup.

A
100
B
75
C
50
D
25
5

Culture-fair tests are used because they are the best at predicting academic achievement.

A
T
B
F
6

Skills that define intelligence depend on the culture in which the test is developed.

A
T
B
F
7

Minorities are less likely than European Americans to live in physically, environmentally, or intellectually impoverished environments.

A
T
B
F
8

Feelings of __________ can undermine group members’ performance on IQ tests.

A
self-fulfilling prophecy
B
gender bias
C
culture
D
stereotype vulnerability
9

Which of the following statements regarding adoption studies is false?

A
Adopted children show some similarity in IQ scores.
B
Siblings raised together have higher similarities in IQ than children raised apart.
C
Unrelated children raised together show significant resemblance in IQ.
D
In all instances, adopted children show higher IQ similarities than related children.
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IQ test questions that favor the majority group suffer from _________.

A
heritability
B
stereotype vulnerability
C
culture bias
D
socioeconomic disadvantage

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