Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Study of the Heritability

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the study of the heritability of intelligence?

• A) The study of intelligence and its heritability is only a few decades old.
• B) The study of heritability has not changed very much over the last 50 years.
• C) The study of intelligence and its heritability is over a hundred years old.
• D) Modern research on the heredity focuses almost exclusively on ethnicity.

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Definitions:

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children between ages 2 and 7 begin to engage in symbolic play but lack the ability of operational thought.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children gain the abilities of conservation (understanding that quantities remain the same despite changes in shape or appearance) and logical thought about physical objects and their properties.

Assimilation

A cognitive process in Piaget's theory where individuals integrate new information into preexisting knowledge frameworks.

Mental Structures

Conceptual frameworks or cognitive constructs that are used to organize and interpret experiences and information.