According to Jensen's genetic hypothesis, level I abilities include all of the following EXCEPT
a. attention.
b. language ability.
c. short-term memory.
d. associative skills.
Question 2The text's authors claims that in future decades, developmental researchers will increasingly emphasize ____ goals as they increasingly apply their research findings to solve real problems.
a. optimization
b. descriptive
c. baby biographical
d. explanatory
Question 3Jensen identified two broad classes of intellectual abilities. In his classification scheme, abstract reasoning skills would be considered to be
a. fluid intelligence.
b. level I abilities.
c. crystallized intelligence.
d. level II abilities.
Question 4The research goal of optimization is summarized as,
a. Best
b. Why?
c. How?
d. What?
Question 5Research studies on the heritability of intelligence
a. explain within-group variation better than between groups variation.
b. conclusively show that Caucasians are superior to African Americans.
c. show that big-headed people are smarter than those with small heads.
d. suggest that mixed-race children with more Caucasian ancestry are smarter than those with more African-American ancestry.
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