Your friend's mother is extremely intelligent. As a result, even though he usually does OK in school (2.8 GPA), he is convinced that he is a genius. What do you think?

a. Heritability estimates for intelligence are .50, so he is probably overestimating his intelligence.
b. He is definitely correct; he is likely a genius.
c. Actually, children of intellectually gifted adults are usually much lower in intelligence.
d. With a 2.8 GPA, he must be correct.


Answer: A

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