Which of the following describes the Flynn Effect?
a. IQ gains of five to 25 points have occurred in 14 nations during the last 30 years.
b. Differences in adult intelligence are roughly 50 percent hereditary.
c. The IQs of low SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of high SES children.
d. Children reared by the same mother resemble her in IQ to the same degree whether the child is a biological or adopted child.
ANSWER: a
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