Influences On Intelligence

Because identical twins begin as a single fertilized egg that then separates, identical twins share ____ percent of genetic makeup.

Feelings of __________ can undermine group members' performance on IQ tests.

Which of the following statements regarding adoption studies is false?

__________ tests try to eliminate cultural bias.

Culture-fair tests are used because they are the best at predicting academic achievement.

Stereotype vulnerability refers to savants.

Skills that define intelligence depend on the culture in which the test is developed.

Minorities are less likely than European Americans to live in physically, environmentally, or intellectually impoverished environments.

Children raised in substandard circumstances should experience a gradual increase in IQ.

Performance on IQ tests have steadily increased over the generations.

Neurological and perceptual speeds are generally higher in individuals with _________ intelligence.

Generally speaking, females tend to do better than males in all of the following areas except __________.

Socioeconomically disadvantaged children may experience limitations in intellectual development for all of the following reasons except __________.

Marissa has heard her brother say that girls aren't very good at riding bikes. She doesn't try very hard to learn to ride her bike because she has heard other people say the same thing as her brother. Marissa is showing signs of _________.

Children who are removed from deprived situations to environments more conducive to learning tend to __________ the environmental enhancements.

Traditionally, girls score higher than boys on tests that measure verbal fluency.