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10 It is difficult _______________ hereditary 
influences on mental abilities. 
11 Deliberate intervention in the environment 
can _______________ IQ. 
12 The brain’s growth can be _______________ 
during it’s development. 
13 In middle childhood boys are more likely 
_______________ in IQ scores, girls _______________. 
14 It’s impossible _______________ definitely 
whether group differences in IQ are genetically 
determined. 
FOLLOW-UP 
8. Answer the following questions. Then, using your 
answers, give your summary of the text. 
1 What major criteria must be met by mental tests? 
2 How is a child’s IQ computed? 
3 Why must adult IQs be computed differently? 
4 Which other way of computing IQs is most popular? 
5 Do mental test scores predict school success? 
6 Is occupational choice related to IQ? 
7 Is intelligence one ability or several independent 
abilities? 
8 How many group factors make up intelligence? 
9 What is the theory of specificity? 
10 Are adult IQs predictable? 
11 Can IQ scores be raised by deliberately changing the 
environment? 
12 Does nutrition affect intelligence? 
13  Why is it especially difficult to study the genetic 
determinants of group differences in intelligence? 
14 Are current mental tests applicable to minority groups? 
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               10      It is difficult _______________ hereditary
          influences on mental abilities.
               11      Deliberate intervention in the environment
          can _______________ IQ.
               12      The brain’s growth can be _______________
          during it’s development.
               13      In middle childhood boys are more likely
          _______________ in IQ scores, girls _______________.
               14      It’s impossible _______________ definitely
          whether group differences in IQ are genetically
          determined.
      FOLLOW-UP
      8 . An swer t h e f o l l o wi n g q u est i o n s. T h en , u si n g yo u r
a n swer s, g i ve yo u r su m m a r y o f t h e t ex t .
      1  What major criteria must be met by mental tests?
      2  How is a child’s IQ computed?
      3  Why must adult IQs be computed differently?
      4  Which other way of computing IQs is most popular?
      5  Do mental test scores predict school success?
      6  Is occupational choice related to IQ?
      7  Is intelligence one ability or several independent
         abilities?
      8 How many group factors make up intelligence?
      9 What is the theory of specificity?
      10 Are adult IQs predictable?
      11 Can IQ scores be raised by deliberately changing the
         environment?
      12 Does nutrition affect intelligence?
      13 Why is it especially difficult to study the genetic
         determinants of group differences in intelligence?
      14 Are current mental tests applicable to minority groups?
