Consider the issue of "nature/nurture" in intelligence. Which of the following statements is most accurate according to researchers?
a. Intelligence is determined primarily by genetics, and it is only minimally alterable by experience.
b. Intelligence is determined primarily by the environment, with genetics having only a minimum impact.
c. Genetics and the environment both make major contributions to intelligence.
d. Intelligence is determined primarily by genetics when children are young (such as preschool age), but later the environment is much more important.
c
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A. There is an important effect. B. The hull hypothesis is false. C. There is an effect in the population of sufficient magnitude to be scientifically interesting. D. All of the above,
A behaviorist process of instruction involves identifying the goal of instruction and students'
entry behavior, and then formulating substeps leading from the entry behavior to the terminal behavior, with each substep representing a small modification of the preceding one. This process is called: a. generalization. b. transfer. c. higher-order conditioning. d. shaping.
A disability associated with difficulties in acquiring and using listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities is labeled a(n):
a. intellectual disability. b. learning disability. c. behavior disorder. d. communication disorder.