Hart and Risley did a longitudinal study of the influence of the home verbal environment on children from different socioeconomic backgrounds. They found that _______.
A) children whose parents talked to them a lot later scored lower on IQ tests
B) children whose parents talked to them a lot later scored higher on IQ tests
C) the amount of parental talk was unrelated to later IQ scores
D) the influence of parental language depended on parental income.

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Hart and Risley found that children whose parents talked to them frequently had higher IQ scores than children whose parents did not. This supports choice B, which states that children whose parents talked to them a lot later scored higher on IQ tests.

Hart and Risley Did a Longitudinal Study of the Influence