In research reported in the text, African American children adopted by upper middle-class White American families
A)scored the same on IQ tests as African American children raised by their biological parents.
B)scored the same on IQ tests as African American children adopted by African American families.
C)scored 15 points higher on IQ tests than would be expected of African American children in general.
D)scored 15 points higher on IQ tests than White children adopted by African American families.
E)failed to maintain childhood gains on IQ test scores during adulthood.

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C) is correct because the research found that African American children adopted by upper middle-class White American families scored 15 points higher on IQ tests than would be expected based on the average scores of African American children in general. This suggests that environmental factors, such as the socioeconomic status of the adoptive family, can have a significant impact on IQ test scores.

In Research Reported in the Text, African American Children Adopted