are the product of\rour experiences. (66) Behaviorists suggest that the child who is raised in an environment where\rthere are many stimuli which develop his or her capacity for appropriate responses will experience\rgreater intellectual development.\rThe social and political implications of these two theories are profound. (67) In the United\rStates, blacks often score below whites on standardized intelligence tests. This leads some\r“nature" proponents to conclude that blacks are biologically inferior to whites. (68) Behaviorists,\rin contrast, say that differences in scores are due to the fact that blacks are often deprived of many\rof the educational and other environmental advantages that whites enjoy. Most people think\rneither of these theories can yet fully explain human behavior.
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