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Using a standard deviation of 15 IQ points, a person with an obtained IQ score of 115 would have a z score of:
 
  A. +1
  B. +2
  C. 0
  D. ?1

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A characteristic included in the definition of learning disabilities includes:
 
  a) visual impairments
  b) emotional disturbance
  c) cultural disadvantage
  d) perceptual disabilities


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A.
Explanation: A person with an IQ score of 115 would have a z score of +1 because on tests measuring intelligence the mean IQ is 100 and the standard deviation is 15 IQ points. One standard deviation above the mean would be 115, represented by the z score of +1.

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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