In two investigations, African-American children adopted into economically well-off white homes during the first year of life __________
A) scored low on intelligence tests during middle childhood
B) attained mean IQs of 110 and 117 by middle childhood
C) scored mean IQs of below 95 in middle childhood
D) showed gains in IQ in early childhood, which dropped by adolescence
Answer: B
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