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Question
Which of the following statements regarding racial and cultural differences in cognitive abilities is false?
A. On average, Anglo-American children score consistently higher on many different measures of cognitive abilities than children from most other ethnic and racial groups.
B. Although narrowing, ethnic differences in IQ and achievement scores remain substantial.
C. Asian-American students perform better than Anglo-Americans, African-Americans, and Latino-Americans on standardized tests because of genetic factors.
D. Most researchers believe that differences in students IQ and achievement test scores are due to social and economic factors.
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