(Close-Up)The Flynn Effect Refers to the Fact That

question 27

Multiple Choice

(Close-Up) The Flynn effect refers to the fact that

• A)White and Black infants score equally well on measures of infant intelligence.
• B)Asian students outperform North American students on math achievement tests.
• C)the IQ scores of today's better-fed and educated population exceed that of the 1930s population.
• D)individual differences within a race are much greater than between-race differences.

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Definitions:

Behavioral

Pertaining to the actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified generalizations about groups of people that often underlie prejudice and discrimination.

Cognitions

Mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension, including thinking, knowing, remembering, judging, and problem-solving.

Attributions

Attributions refer to the explanations individuals make about the causes of their own and others' behavior.