In a Study Done in Scotland, Higher Childhood Intelligence Was

question 230

Multiple Choice

In a study done in Scotland, higher childhood intelligence was associated with greater survival to age 76 in ____________, but the results were particularly striking for _____.

• A)men; women
• B)women; men
• C)both men and women; women
• D)both men and women; men

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Definitions:

Heuristic

A problem-solving approach using practical methods or rules of thumb for making quick decisions, often sacrificing accuracy for speed.

Confirmation Bias

The inclination to seek out, understand, prefer, and remember data in a manner that supports one's already held beliefs or theories.

Law of Small Numbers

The erroneous belief that small samples will accurately represent the larger population from which they are drawn.

Law of Small Numbers

A cognitive bias that leads people to draw broad conclusions from small samples of data.