The Heritability Coefficient of Intelligence Is Roughly .8

question 62

True/False

The heritability coefficient of intelligence is roughly .8.

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Definitions:

Critical Period

A specific time during development when the presence or absence of certain experiences has a profound impact on the formation of abilities or characteristics.

Social Cognitive Theory

A theory that posits that learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and behavior.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus comes to be triggered by the first stimulus alone, due to the repeated pairing of both stimuli.

Classical Conditioned

A learning process that pairs a neutral stimulus with a response-producing stimulus, leading to the neutral stimulus eliciting the response on its own.