In the first half of the 20th century,a strong current of racial and class prejudice supported the idea that IQ tests measured innate ability and that "undesirable" groups scored poorly because of their genetic inferiority.This development best reflects which of the following themes of your textbook?
A) Psychology is empirical.
B) Psychology is theoretically diverse.
C) Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context.
D) Behavior is determined by multiple causes.

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This development reflects how psychology evolves in a sociocultural context, as the prevalence of racial and class prejudice influenced the assumptions made about IQ tests and the interpretation of their results.

In the First Half of the 20th Century,a Strong Current