An 8-Year-Old Child Who Scored Like an Average 10-Year-Old on an Intelligence

question 139

Multiple Choice

An 8-year-old child who scored like an average 10-year-old on an intelligence test would have a mental age of __________ and an IQ of __________

• A) 8; 80.
• B) 8; 125.
• C) 10; 100.
• D) 10; 125.

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