After making a simple mistake, Wilma says, “I can’t help that I’m not intelligent. It’s just the way I’m hard-wired.” Wilma’s comment reveals a misconception about genetic influences because ____
a. ?complex traits like intelligence are influenced by many genes, as well as environmental factors
b. ?intelligence has not been found to be highly heritable
c. ?most people fall within two standard deviations on a distribution of intelligence
d. ?controversial studies on intelligence used group differences to predict an individual’s intelligence
ANSWER:
a
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_____ is a biologically based style of interacting with the world that exists from birth
a) Aberration b) Indisposition c) Temperament d) Centration
If Mary-Kay is taking a skills-development attitude towards her progress, she:
a. is recognizing situations in which she does not cope well. b. does not believe she can change. c. looks at mistakes as a need for more practice. d. has ambivalence about changing.