When Promised Money for Doing Well on an Intelligence Test,adolescents

question 151

Multiple Choice

When promised money for doing well on an intelligence test,adolescents scored higher.This best illustrates that intelligence test performance is influenced by

• A)motivation.
• B)stereotype threat.
• C)a growth mind-set.
• D)heritability estimates.

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Definitions:

Misinterpretations

Incorrect or mistaken understanding or explanation of a statement, action, or event.

Compulsions

Repetitive or ritualistic acts that, in OCD, serve in some way to deal with the obsessions.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in the absence of external stimuli, such as seeing, hearing, feeling, or smelling things that are not there.

Delusions

False beliefs maintained despite strong evidence against them, often seen in psychological disorders.