The heritability index (h₈), which Arthur Jensen estimated as approximately .80 for intelligence, is equal to A) variance due to environment/variance due to heredity. B) variance due to heredity/variance due to environment. C) variance due to heredity/variance due to heredity and environment. D) variance due to environment/variance due to heredity and environment.

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The heritability index (h^2) is calculated as the variance due to heredity divided by the total variance (which includes both heredity and environment). This measures the proportion of phenotype variability that can be attributed to genetic variation.

The Heritability Index (H8), Which Arthur Jensen Estimated as Approximately

The Heritability Index (H₈), Which Arthur Jensen Estimated as Approximately