Explain the difference between intelligence as a capacity and intelligence as it is measured by contemporary tests

What will be an ideal response?


Intelligence is a capacity that involves more than what specific intelligence tests measure. Other factors that should be included in the concept of intelligence are persistence, creativity, moral and aesthetic values, and the ability to formulate plans and carry them out.

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In 1979, Sweden enacted a law that completely prohibits the use of corporal punishment. The legislation was an effort to __________.

A. criminalize the misguided parents who were still hitting their children B. change parental attitudes about using physical forms of discipline C. embarrass parents who were not creative enough to use more thoughtful discipline strategies D. frighten parents into only using physical forms of discipline behind closed doors

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Dramatic pauses during storytelling usually make children's minds wander

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A researcher stated the following hypothesis: The new instructional program in middle school social studies will produce more enlightened voters than the traditional program. This hypothesis most violates the criterion that hypotheses should be

a. worthy of investigation. b. testable. c. stated as concisely as possible. d. consistent with the existing body of knowledge.

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In the United States v. State of Carolina case, the state was found guilty of violating the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VII through the use of minimum score requirements on the NTE because it had a disproportionate impact on black teachers

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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