Which of the following statements about evidence of heritability in intelligence testing is true?
A) Researchers estimate that about half the differences in IQ among children can be traced to their genetic makeup.
B) The IQ scores of fraternal twins are more similar than those of identical twins.
C) Heritability estimates risk underestimating genetic influences and overestimating environmental influences.
D) Heritability estimates reveal the complex processes through which genes and experiences influence intelligence.
A
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a. early twentieth century psychosurgery b. Philippe Pinel in eighteenth-century Paris c. Hippocrates in ancient Greece d. Galen in ancient Rome
Dreams are compensatory in nature
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What are unobservable variables, such as internal states or cognitions, that are assumed to influence behavior?
a. intervening variables c. hypothetical states b. constructs d. motivations
Which of the following is the typical pattern of children's descriptions of others during middle childhood?
A) During middle childhood, children are unobservant and do not attempt to interpret or describe other people. B) Across the middle childhood period, children become less abstract and more concrete in their descriptions of others. C) During middle childhood, children use only observable, physical characteristics when they describe other people. D) During middle childhood, children talk more about internal characteristics or qualities that the individual seems to have.