Scholarly Discussion About the Nature of Intelligence Has Changed in Several

question 9

Multiple Choice

Scholarly discussion about the nature of intelligence has changed in several ways since the early part of the 20^th century.Which is NOT one of these changes?

• A) Contemporary scholars now have a broader view of the concept of intelligence.
• B) Recent discussion includes the concept of "meta-cognition."
• C) More emphasis has been placed on realistic applications of intelligence-related concepts in recent years.
• D) Intelligence used to be considered to have many components but now is considered to be a single construct.

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