Anya and her family live in a large home in a wealthy part of a mid-sized town. Her parents are both well paid attorneys. Anya and her brother go to private school, and they both have private tutors. Their parents do not allow them to have part-time jobs because they insist they both take advanced placement classes, for which they earn college credit. Which statement is true regarding Anya's intelligence?
A. Her intelligence is more likely to be hereditary than the intelligence of a teenager in a lower socioeconomic group.
B. Her inherited intelligence can be isolated from the contributions of her environment to her intelligence.
C. Her intelligence is largely a product of the decisions she is making.
D. Her intelligence is the product of a specific gene, so genetic testing could determine how much of it is inherited.
Answer: A
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