According to the Text, How Does One Obtain Mental Prowess

question 23

Multiple Choice

According to the text, how does one obtain mental prowess?

• A) rapidly over childhood without any changes
• B) rapidly over childhood, changing in quality as it does
• C) gradually over childhood, changing in quality as it does
• D) throughout the lifespan

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Definitions:

Working Memory

The short-term storage system that actively maintains and manipulates information needed for complex cognitive tasks like language comprehension, learning, and reasoning.

IQ Score

A numerical measure of a person's intelligence relative to others, typically determined by standardized tests.

Mental Age

An assessment of a child’s intellectual standing compared with that of same-age peers; determined by comparing the child’s test score with the average score for children of each chronological age.

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

A standardized test designed to measure adult intelligence through various verbal and performance indicators.