The Argument That No One Has Demonstrated That Intelligence Is

question 79

Multiple Choice

The argument that no one has demonstrated that intelligence is largely shaped by environment,so it must be largely inherited is an example of

• A) an appeal to ignorance.
• B) a reification.
• C) a conclusion that is supported by the research presented in this chapter.
• D) an example of divergent thinking.

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Definitions:

Obtained Value

The measured or calculated value resulting from an experiment or study.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it defines the cutoff point for significance.

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis, commonly represented by α.

Degrees of Freedom

A concept in statistics that represents the number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution.