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Universal definition of intelligence: ability to solve problems. Psychometric approach testing methods ex. spelling, word recognition. Iq don"t measure anything more than potential, does not predict how successful u will be in school, life, career, etc. All it means that it will be easier for u to learn something as compared to ppl with lower iq. Use clusters of factors to look for higher order factor. Fluid: mental processes cannot be improved with practice, u are born with them. Best way to hire someone is to administer psychometric test that tells u abt person u might hire, interviews poor way to decide who to hire. Nutrition and learning musical instrument permanently increases iq. Maria montessori first female physician in italy proved poor ppl can be smart by teaching poorest children in country. Tell someone they"re not good at something, u will be influenced by that.

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43. Consider the following scenario: A group of psychologists are studying the genetic influence on intelligence. They find that identical twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .88 and that fraternal twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of 42. Based solely on these findings, the psychologists can legitimately conclude that A) intelligence is entirely shaped by genetics B) intelligence is entirely shaped by the environment C) intelligence is impacted be genetics D) intelligence is not impacted by the environment E) intelligence is not at all impacted by genetics

43. Consider the following scenario: A group of psychologists are studying the genetic influence on intelligence. They find that identical twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .88 and that fraternal twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .42. Based solely on these findings, the psychologists can legitimately conclude that A) intelligence is entirely shaped by genetics B) intelligence is entirely shaped by the environment C) intelligence is impacted be genetics D) intelligence is not impacted by the environment E) intelligence is not at all impacted by genetics

10. Mr. Inwood is a retired business man. He finds that his thinking pattern has changed significantly from when he was in his early thirties. According to Cattell, Mr. Inwood's thinking has progressed from using _intelligence to depending more on intelligence A) the g factor, s factor B) fluid, crystallized C) verbal, performance D) non-verbal, verbal E) crystallized, fluid

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