Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES), which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. One way to look at environmental effects is to compare children adopted by parents of high or low SES.
b. Children who grow up in high SES homes develop higher IQs than those reared by lower SES parents.
c. The higher SES homes provide an enriched environment, with better nutrition, greater educational opportunities, and other advantages.
d. The IQs of high SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of low SES children.
ANSWER: d
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