Regarding Intelligence, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 541

Multiple Choice

Regarding intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Intelligence reflects development as well as potential and nurture as well as nature.
• B)Since genes are fixed at birth, improving the environments in which children learn and grow is the main way in which we can ensure that they reach their full potential.
• C)People can be intelligent without being wise or creative.
• D)What psychologist Robert Sternberg calls analytic intelligence is often seen by minority cultures as more important than what Sternberg calls practical intelligence.

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows us to make predictions or inferences about a population based on data collected from a sample.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution of data, such as the mean, median, or mode.

Descriptive/Correlational Research Method

A type of non-experimental research method where researchers observe and record participants' behavior to establish relationships between variables without influencing the study's outcomes.

Conclusions Concerning Cause

Final judgments or decisions reached by reasoning, especially about why something happens or the reason for a particular effect.