Are intelligence and aptitude test scores mostly genetically determined or are they mostly environmentally determined?

Are intelligence and aptitude test scores mostly genetically determined or are they mostly environmentally determined?

Are intelligence and aptitude test scores mostly genetically determined or are they mostly environmentally determined?

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In your post, consider the nurture/nature debate as applied to intelligence and aptitude tests.

 

· What are educational practice and policy implications if these abilities are mostly genetically determined?

· What are the implications if they are mostly environmentally determined? Please refer to the  APA Code of Ethics in your response.

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