Regarding Ethnicity and IQ Scores, Which of the Following Statements

question 201

Multiple Choice

Regarding ethnicity and IQ scores, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A)IQ is a good predictor of later career success.
• B)What psychologist Robert Sternberg calls practical intelligence may be seen by minority cultures as more important than analytic intelligence.
• C)Studies that used actual blood grouping testing found significant correlations between ethnic ancestry and IQ scores.
• D)Group differences in IQ scores are based solely on heredity and not on cultural and environmental differences.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

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Shapes Behavior

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Rewarding Behavior

The act of positively reinforcing a specific action or behavior to encourage its recurrence, often used in behavior modification strategies.

Cognitive Behavioral Goals

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