Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0928 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Environment and Intelligence
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The idea
Environment shapes intelligence: prenatal or childhood exposure to radiation or lead lowers it, while daily breakfast, stimulating experiences and resources support it.
In practice
Lower-income children scoring lower on average, largely through differences in access to resources.
Where people slip
Parents' growth mindset is associated with children's persistence and reading, an association rather than proof of cause.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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