The fact that the IQ scores of two-thirds of the impoverished people in the US who are Caucasian are not significantly different from those of ethnic minority groups would support the notion that
a. the genetic differences between Caucasians and minorities account for the lower scores of some ethnic minority groups.
b. the IQ differences between African Americans and Caucasians are likely the result of poverty.
c. Caucasian people who are dull are likely to be poor.
d. poverty leads to a decline in IQ of Caucasians, but not African Americans.
Question 2
The holistic perspective of development is a dominant theme today, around which the text is organized. This view emphasizes
a. the active role of the child in his or her own development.
b. that development is a lifelong process that is continual and cumulative.
c. the interdependent way in which all components of the self (physical, cognitive, social, emotional, etc.) determine outcomes.
d. the belief that all members of the family influence each other.
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