The Belief in Inevitable Decline in Intelligence as People Grow

question 39

Multiple Choice

The belief in inevitable decline in intelligence as people grow older is representative of a

• A) nature position.
• B) nurture position.
• C) qualitative change position.
• D) quantitative change position.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic or decision.

Compensatory Decision Modeling

This is an approach in decision-making research that assumes individuals compensate for weaker aspects of one option with stronger aspects of another when making complex choices.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves making judgments based on how much one thing resembles another.

Creating Subgoals

The strategy of breaking down a goal into smaller, more manageable tasks or objectives that are easier to achieve step by step.