Because Students Can Perform Poorly in Some Areas and Be

question 188

Multiple Choice

Because students can perform poorly in some areas and be exceptional in other areas, psychologists are

• A)looking at broader definitions of intelligence.
• B)looking at narrower definitions of intelligence.
• C)focusing on predicting the likelihood of success in school.
• D)finding better ways to measure the g-factor.

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Definitions:

Hypotheses Forming

The process of creating an educated guess or proposition that attempts to explain certain phenomena or relationships, which can be tested through research or experimentation.

Scene Identification

The cognitive process of recognizing and categorizing a visual environment or context in which an event takes place.

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, hindering problem-solving abilities.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.