Research on the Potential Impact of Physiological Brain Functioning on Intelligence

question 201

Multiple Choice

Research on the potential impact of physiological brain functioning on intelligence has suggested that intelligent people have brains that

• A)respond more quickly and process more efficiently
• B)respond more quickly and expend more energy
• C)respond more slowly and process more efficiently
• D)respond more slowly and expend more energy

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.