Recall your text's argument that a high-SES environment allows an individual's genetic potential to emerge, whereas a low-SES environment does not. Which of these three sources of variability should be the highest: high-SES within-group variability, low-SES within-group, or between-group variability?
A) low-SES within-group variability
B) high-SES within-group variability
C) between-group variability
D) The three sources of variability should be more or less equivalent.

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The argument in the text is that a high-SES environment allows individuals' genetic potential to emerge, whereas a low-SES environment does not. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that high-SES individuals will have a greater range of abilities within their group than low-SES individuals. This suggests that high-SES within-group variability should be higher than low-SES within-group variability or between-group variability. Therefore, the best choice is B, high-SES within-group variability.

Recall Your Text's Argument That a High-SES Environment Allows an Individual's