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MGLQZ · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Despite the fact that IQ stands for intelligence quotient, or the score a person obtains on a particular standardized test,

a. IQ is used as a synonym for intelligence.
b. IQ is rarely obtained through a testing procedure.
c. intelligence is not even mildly correlated with IQ.
d. it is fair to assume that a person's IQ is a fair measure of his or her intelligence.

Question 2

What is the key purpose of operationally defining a variable?

a. A variable must be defined before one can determine if it is an independent variable or a dependent variable.
b. A variable cannot provide correlational information until it is operationally defined.
c. A variable must be defined in terms of unique measurement procedures that lend themselves to only one statistical test.
d. A variable must be defined in terms of precise measurement procedures that other researchers can use if they wish to repeat the study.