If All of the Children Born This Year Could Be

question 59

Multiple Choice

If all of the children born this year could be raised in absolutely identical environments, the variability in their intelligence scores in 10 years' time would probably __________.

• A) equal 0
• B) be considerably reduced
• C) be considerably increased
• D) not be affected

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Definitions:

Five-Factor Model

Theoretical model of personality, developed and tested by Costa and McCrae, based on the “Big Five” factors underlying clusters of related personality traits: neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness, and agreeableness.

Personality Trait

A characteristic pattern of thought, behavior, or emotion that is consistent across time and situations in an individual.

Marriages Fail

The breakdown or dissolution of a marital relationship due to various factors like communication issues, infidelity, financial problems, or incompatibility.

Divorce

the legal termination of a marriage by a court or other competent body, dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties.