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vinney12

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What evidence do psychologists put forth in support of the validity of intelligence tests?
 
  a. The mean IQ score in the population is 100.
  b. IQ scores precisely measure the potential for school achievement.
  c. Estimates of the heritability of intelligence are approximately 50 percent.
  d. IQ scores in preschool years are moderately correlated with IQ scores based on tests administered at the end of high school.

Question 2

Due to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that death constitutes cruel and unusual punishment for people with intellectual disabilities, an IQ score of 69 rather than 70 can mean
 
  a. death.
  b. retrial.
  c. treatment.
  d. exoneration.


Kedrick2014

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a.


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