Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 9

A program that creates an environment with increased opportunities for intellectual, social, and personality-emotional development is called an (a) _____ program. New research finds that parents can improve their children's (b) _____ by better relating to them at home. Although data indicate that IQ increases resulting from intervention programs may be short-lived, there are other long-term positive benefits, such as being more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to be involved in (c) _____ activities. Results from the most extensive and longest-term research study of intelligence show that childhood (d) _____ affects physical and mental illness later in life, overall quality of life, and even an individual's life span.