All the Following Are Risks of Exploring the Issue of IQ

question 235

Multiple Choice

All the following are risks of exploring the issue of IQ and heredity EXCEPT

• A) justifying claims that some people are inherently superior to others.
• B) creation of a social structure that assigned people to classes according to parentage.
• C) using possible genetic bases as a basis for controlling people.
• D) raising issues about resource allocation to improve the intellectual achievements of vulnerable children in impoverished areas.

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Definitions:

Manipulative

Characterized by the skillful handling, controlling, or influencing of others in a clever or unscrupulous way.

Identity

The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; one's sense of self, defined by personal, social, and sometimes cultural dimensions.

Personality Disorder

A type of mental disorder characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience.

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)

A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that is more severe than typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development.