Researchers interviewed groups of Mexican American working parents about how they taught their children to deal with prejudice. What methodology did their study use?
a. case study
b. individual qualitative interviews
c. focus groups
d. quantitative group observation
c
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a. genotype b. phenotype c. heritability d. attribution
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A) 4 to 6 B) 6 to 10 C) 10 to 12 D) 12 to 18
Marita is an African-American child who was adopted into an economically well-off white family when she was a baby. Findings from several adoption studies predict that Marita will
A) have an IQ considerably below that of white children growing up in similar families. B) attain a mean IQ 20 to 30 points higher than the typical scores of children growing up in low-income black communities. C) experience a 20- to 30-point drop in IQ between early childhood and adolescence. D) remain below the national average in IQ throughout childhood and adolescence.