Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence. She gives a short answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair. In order to answer the question correctly, her students need to remember that ________.

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While there may be a correlation between a parent's IQ and a child's IQ, it is not a guarantee that a high IQ parent will have a high IQ child. Other factors such as genetics, environment, and education also play a role in a child's intelligence. Therefore, choice A is the correct answer. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they make assumptions about the direction or presence of correlation without considering the complexity of intelligence as a construct.

Professor Holden Gives a Psychology Exam on the Origins of Intelligence