The "Flynn Effect" Is the Observation That

question 86

Multiple Choice

The "Flynn effect" is the observation that:

• A) intelligence scores are rising for white Americans but are falling for African Americans and Hispanic Americans.
• B) intelligence scores continue to drop in underdeveloped countries.
• C) in many countries intelligence scores have risen dramatically over the past few generations.
• D) intelligence tests are no longer accurate assessments of intelligence.

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Definitions:

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli.

Schemata

Cognitive structures that represent organized knowledge about concepts, objects, and events, helping in the understanding and processing of information.

Exemplars

Individual instances or examples of a concept or category that are stored in memory and are used to classify new instances by comparison.

Formal Operations

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where abstract, logical, and systematic thinking emerges, typically during adolescence.