Terman's longitudinal study of people with extremely high IQs found that nearly all of them:

Correct answer: C. had higher than average physical and mental health

  • A. dropped out of high school and became entrepreneurs.
  • B. tended to live just as long as their lower IQ score counterparts.
  • C. had higher than average physical and mental health
  • D. became world-famous inventors, writers, artists, etc.

Explanation

Terman’s study of gifted individuals found that high intelligence was generally associated with better-than-average physical and mental health. Exceptional IQ did not mean that nearly all participants became famous creators or entrepreneurs.

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