If Environment Affects Intelligence,you Should Predict That the IQs of Children

question 292

Multiple Choice

If environment affects intelligence,you should predict that the IQs of children who stay in understaffed orphanages will

• A) gradually decline as they grow older.
• B) show the normal increases with development.
• C) start out low, but gradually increase as they reach puberty.
• D) be fairly normal until they reach puberty, when there will be a sharp decline.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The cost of producing an additional unit of a good or service.

Average Total Cost

Represents the per-unit total cost of production, calculated by dividing the total cost by the total quantity produced.

Falling

The process or action of moving downwards, typically used in economics to describe a decrease in prices or values.

Short Run

In economics, the short run refers to a period during which at least one of a firm's inputs cannot be changed, limiting its capacity to adjust to demand changes.