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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