Which Statement Is TRUE

question 92

Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE?

• A) Attending school makes children smarter.
• B) Intelligence differences among elementary school children can best be explained by age differences.
• C) There are minimal cognitive skills measured in IQ tests.
• D) Education increases general intelligence.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut based on quick examples that pop into one's mind while assessing a particular subject, idea, strategy, or choice.

Acquittal

A legal judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves making judgments about the probability of an event under uncertainty, based on how much it resembles available prototypes.

Death Penalty

A legal punishment where an individual is put to death by the state as a penalty for a crime.