Classic projects involving adopted children in Colorado, Texas, and Minnesota (Coon et al.) have found a stronger relationship between the IQ scores of:
a. adopted children and their adoptive parents.
b. adoptive children and their biological parents.
c. adoptive siblings.
d. biological siblings.
B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Freud, the two most important instincts in people are ____
a. pleasure and reality b. responsibility and irresponsibility c. sex and aggression d. fear and happiness
Connor has Asperger's syndrome. His behavior is socially awkward, and the children in his classroom tend to react negatively to him because of it. In your text's discussion of developmental themes, the impact of Connor's awkwardness on his peers' response to him illustrates
a. a child passive in development. b. a child active in development. c. a child moving through continuous stages. d. a child moving through discontinuous stages.
Which of the following is the most useful definition of the term intelligence?
a. The capacity to reason, solve problems, and acquire new knowledge. b. The ability to excel when placed in a high quality educational setting. c. Being smart and having a lot of common sense. d. Knowing how to adapt to the world around you.