One factor that seems to explain group differences in intelligence test scores, particularly between Asian American and European American individuals and African American and Latino American individuals is
A) number of years of education.
B) socioeconomic status.
C) religious devoutness.
D) physical health.

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Research has consistently shown that socioeconomic status (SES) is strongly related to intelligence test scores, with individuals from higher SES backgrounds tending to score higher than those from lower SES backgrounds. This helps explain the group differences in intelligence test scores between Asian American and European American individuals, who on average have higher SES, and African American and Latino American individuals, who on average have lower SES. Education and physical health may also correlate with intelligence, but they are often confounded with SES. Religious devoutness, on the other hand, has little to no empirical evidence of a relationship with intelligence.

One Factor That Seems to Explain Group Differences in Intelligence