The book The Bell Curve argued that the average 15-point difference between white Americans' and African Americans' IQ is primarily due to __________.

A. high rates of poverty among African Americans
B. environmental factors
C. heredity
D. lower employment among African Americans


Answer: C

Psychology

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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Katie's 9-month-old son Jason sucks and chews on just about everything he finds—toys, books, fingers, and so forth. According to psychoanalytic theory, Jason is in the

oral stage. sensorimotor stage. attachment stage. anal stage.

Psychology