All of the Following Are Common Myths About Gifted and Talented

question 17

Multiple Choice

All of the following are common myths about gifted and talented students except

• A) Gifted and talented students have abilities that can be demonstrated.
• B) Gifted and talented children don't have great social skills.
• C) Gifted only refers to children who are radically accelerated.
• D) Gifted and talented is, many times, used to describe the arts or athletics.

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Definitions:

Intolerance for Ambiguity

Describes an individual's difficulty in coping with situations that are unclear or lack precise information.

Personality Traits

Relatively stable characteristics or tendencies that can predict how individuals will behave in a wide range of situations.

Big Five Traits

A model proposing that five broad dimensions – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism – sufficiently capture most aspects of personality.

Universally

Applicable or occurring everywhere or in all cases without exception.