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Two groups are given the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition. Group one is at a level of borderline impaired or delayed (mental retardation), and group two is at a level of superior intelligence? What type of validity study is this?
 
  a. Contrasted group study
  b. Concurrent study
  c. Predictive study
  d. Split-half study

Question 2

If a teacher knows that a student scored below 100 (below average) on an intelligence test, the teacher might assume the student is not going to perform well and have lower expectations of the student? Which of the following is a descriptive for this situation?
 
  a. Criterion contamination
  b. Content contamination
  c. Criterion-related validity
  d. Criterion validity



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