Of the following, who best demonstrates social or emotional intelligence?
a. ?Jimmy, who is 5 years old and able to resist eating one marshmallow long enough to be rewarded with two
b. ?Blair, who is a high school freshman and scores in the top 10% on the Stanford?Binet Intelligence Scales
c. ?Marion, whose strengths lie in the practical intelligence category of Robert Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
d. ?Panka, who is particularly gifted in the musical and naturalistic abilities on Gardner’s list of multiple intelligences
ANSWER:
a
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a. scientific method. b. correlational method. c. descriptive method. d. experimental method.
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A. classical conditioning B. extinction C. discrimination D. generalization