An Educational Program That Relies Almost Exclusively on Intelligence and Aptitude

question 84

Multiple Choice

An educational program that relies almost exclusively on intelligence and aptitude test scores as criterion for admittance is __________

• A) ensuring that its high standards will continue to be upheld.
• B) engaging in the best screening practices available to date.
• C) being ethically responsible.
• D) potentially unfairly excluding many individuals who, despite their scores, would do well.

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Variables

Factors that involve both psychological and social aspects affecting an individual's mental health and behavior.

Morbidity

The condition of being diseased or unhealthy within a population, often used to describe the rate of incidence of a disease.

Mortality

The state of being mortal or the incidence of death within a population or group.

Health Psychology

A field of psychology that focuses on how biological, psychological, and social factors affect health and illness.