Post by tmiric on Sept 29, 2017 20:13:40 GMT
I support the idea that environment and culture influence intellectual ability. Although there are some valid arguments that support the idea of intelligence being hereditary, which to some extents it may be, life experiences ultimately shape one's level of intelligence.
The argument that Moghaddam made that I found most interesting was the one that documented individuals being studied in two different environments: one where a child was given all of the tools to succeed academically, and one where a different child was not given the same opportunities and essentially grew up in a less privileged circumstance. The results found that more times than not, the child who was given all of the tools to become an intelligent individual was more successful than the other.
To me this clearly supports Moghaddam's argument.
The argument that Moghaddam made that I found most interesting was the one that documented individuals being studied in two different environments: one where a child was given all of the tools to succeed academically, and one where a different child was not given the same opportunities and essentially grew up in a less privileged circumstance. The results found that more times than not, the child who was given all of the tools to become an intelligent individual was more successful than the other.
To me this clearly supports Moghaddam's argument.
