When We Consider Intelligence, It Is Important to Remember That

question 118

Multiple Choice

When we consider intelligence, it is important to remember that although __________ sets limits on a child's potential, it is the __________ that permits that potential to be actualized.

• A) learning; opportunity
• B) opportunity; learning
• C) heredity; environment
• D) environment; heredity

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Definitions:

Avoidance Learning

A learning process in which an individual learns a behavior or response to avoid an unpleasant or harmful stimulus.

Aversive Event

An unpleasant or undesirable event that causes a negative reaction in an individual, often used in psychology to study behaviors and conditioning.

Organism

A living entity that can function independently, including animals, plants, fungi, microorganisms, and in some contexts, viruses.

Punishment Learning

A form of learning in which an undesirable behavior decreases in frequency because it is followed by an unpleasant stimulus.