Beliefs that being gifted or a genius lead to being weird, socially awkward, or more likely to suffer from mental illnesses were put to rest by
A) Binet's development of the concept of IQ.
B) the development of the WAIS tests by Wechsler.
C) the Army Alpha tests study.
D) Terman's longitudinal study of 1,528 gifted children.
E) the release of the Stanford-Binet by Lewis Terman in 1916.

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Terman's longitudinal study of 1,528 gifted children followed them from childhood to adulthood and found that they were not more likely to have mental illnesses or social difficulties. This study put to rest the stereotypes and negative beliefs about giftedness and intelligence.

Beliefs That Being Gifted or a Genius Lead to Being