Alfred Binet Made Which of the Following Assumptions When Developing

question 103

Multiple Choice

Alfred Binet made which of the following assumptions when developing his intelligence measure?

• A)The characteristics of successful people are largely determined by heredity.
• B)The characteristics of successful people are largely determined by the environment.
• C)Mental abilities develop with age and the variable rate of this development is determined by the environment.
• D)Mental abilities develop with age and the constant rate of this development is an internal characteristic of the person.

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Definitions:

Auditory Information

Sounds and other acoustic signals that are processed by the ear and interpreted by the brain.

Visual Information

Data received and processed by the visual system, enabling perception of the environment and visual stimuli.

Sensory Registers

Memory systems that briefly hold incoming information from the senses, such as sight and hearing, before it is processed further.

Long-term Memory

A type of memory capable of storing a large amount of information for extended periods, ranging from a few days to decades.