Which Is NOT an Illustration in Support of the Argument

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an illustration in support of the argument that the intelligence quotient (IQ) score partly reflects the quality of a child's environment?

• A) The Flynn effect shows a worldwide rise in IQ scores over the course of a century.
• B) After being ill and missing a good deal of school, a child's IQ score may decline.
• C) After undergoing life stress, a child's IQ scores may decline.
• D) IQ scores normally change a good deal from year to year in a person's life.

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Units of communication intended to convey information, beliefs, or ideas from one entity to another.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells, playing a critical role in the functioning of the brain and nervous system.

Receptors

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Dendrite

The branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the body, or soma, of the neuron.