The nature position of the nature/nurture controversy contends that:
a. scores on intelligence tests correlate moderately well (.50 to .70) with school performance.
b. intelligence can be influenced both indirectly and directly through educational interventions.
c. students come to school with genetic potential; teachers can help that potential grow and develop.
d. intelligence is genetically determined and essentially fixed at birth.
D
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