The fact that children with genes for average intelligence can actually develop either below-average, average, or above-average intelligence depending on their experiences best illustrates which of the following themes of development?
a. Early development is related to later development, but not perfectly.
b. Development is always jointly influenced by heredity and environment.
c. Children help determine their own environment.
d. Development in different domains is connected.
b
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A. unconscious conflicts B. parenting styles C. genetic links D. childhood vaccinations
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Some psychologists believe that truly exceptional creativity, such as that of Edison, Freud, Mozart, or Picasso, requires a rare combination of
a. high intelligence, extroversion, and neurosis. b. high intelligence, introversion, and being socially inept. c. psychosis, intuition, and perseverance. d. thinking skills, personality, and a supportive social environment.
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a. Rorschach Inkblot Test b. Thematic Apperception Test c. Beck Depression Inventory d. Myers Briggs Inventory