Identify a True Statement About Environmental Influences on Intelligence

question 94

Multiple Choice

Identify a true statement about environmental influences on intelligence.

• A)Intelligence quotient scores are independent of the styles of parenting.
• B)Studies support the view that children's early environment is linked to academic achievement.
• C)Children of parents who encourage dependence and are verbally unresponsive obtain higher intelligence quotient scores.
• D)The home environment is a predictor of scores on intelligence quotient tests only among children over nine years old.

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Definitions:

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts that allow people to solve problems and make judgements quickly and efficiently.

Availability Heuristic

Availability heuristic is a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Anchoring and Adjustment

A psychological heuristic where initial information serves as a reference point for subsequent judgments and decisions.

Satisficing

is a decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate result, rather than the optimal solution.