alleryWhich factor tends to raise intelligence scores?
AQuality schooling
BEarly malnutrition
CFamily neglect
DPoor housing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Quality schooling
1. Environmental deprivation lowers intelligence.
2. Rich nutrition, a good family background and quality schooling raise it.
3. Malnutrition, neglect and poor housing are forms of deprivation.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes, "Intelligence: Interplay of Nature and Nurture", p. 9_
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