The heritability of IQ increases with age because
a. people get wiser as they get older.
b. people stop responding to their environments to the same extent as when they were young.
c. people are allowed more freedom when young and usually experience many different
environmental influences that impact their intelligence.
d. people have more opportunity as they age to choose their own environments, and these
choices may reflect the heritable component of their intelligence.
e. people's intellect becomes limited by health problems as they age.
d. people have more opportunity as they age to choose their own environments, and
these choices may reflect the heritable component of their intelligence.
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would you expect Donovan's prejudiced attitude toward Latinos to impact his behavior as a waiter at a restaurant? A) His general attitude will have no direct impact on his behavior. B) If one looks at his aggregated behaviors, they will see a relationship between his attitude and his behavior. C) His behavior will be the opposite of his attitude because of the training he received in appreciating diversity. D) If one looks at his aggregated behaviors, they will not see a relationship between his attitude and his behavior.
Which of the following statements most accurately represents the relation between pubertal timing and technology? In general, puberty begins
a. later in countries where medical care is more widely available. b. earlier in countries where better nutrition and medical care are more widely available. c. earlier in countries where health promotion education is more widely available. d. earlier in countries where there are fewer female doctors.