The cumulative-deficit hypothesis is often used to explain
A. how deficits in school funding create ineffective schools.
B. how people with lower IQs have more children, thus lowering the average IQ in a society.
C. how the cumulative effects of a superior education create a feeling of never being satisfied.
D. how the negative effects of an impoverished environment "snowball" over time to create lowered IQ scores.
Answer: D
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