A Score on an Intelligence Test with a Percentile Rank

question 45

Multiple Choice

A score on an intelligence test with a percentile rank of .30 indicates that

• A) The score is two standard deviations above the mean.
• B) The score is two standard deviations below the mean.
• C) 30% of the population has lower scores.
• D) 30% of the population has higher scores.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.