The basic premise of a hereditary view concerning the nature of intelligence is that:
A) the more closely related two individuals are, the more positively correlated their scores will be.
B) the correlation between biological sibling's IQ scores will be about 0.0.
C) parents' IQ scores are not very predictive of children's IQ scores.
D) experience plays a major role in determining a person's IQ score.

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The hereditary view of intelligence suggests that genetic factors play a significant role in determining intelligence. Therefore, the more closely related two individuals are (e.g., siblings), the more similar their intelligence levels (as measured by IQ scores) are likely to be, leading to a positive correlation between their scores. Choices B, C, and D contradict the hereditary perspective by downplaying or dismissing the role of genetics in intelligence.

The Basic Premise of a Hereditary View Concerning the Nature