Dr Munakata Subscribes to a Psychometric View of Intelligence

question 5

Multiple Choice

Dr. Munakata subscribes to a psychometric view of intelligence. This means that she believes that intelligence may be best understood by __________.

• A) examining the correlations among tests of specific abilities
• B) investigating the potential neural basis of mental abilities
• C) studying age-related changes in mental abilities as children develop
• D) determining how specific abilities helped humans adapt and survive in the evolutionary past

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Definitions:

Conscience

The internal aspect of an individual that reflects on and judges the morality of that individual's actions.

Superego

The part of the personality in Freudian psychoanalytic theory that represents internalized societal standards of right and wrong.

Disapproved

The state of being opposed or objected to, often as a result of not meeting certain standards or expectations.

Parents

Biological, adoptive, or caretaking individuals who have the primary role in raising children.