Why Were IQ Tests Administered to Immigrants to North America

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Multiple Choice

Why were IQ tests administered to immigrants to North America in the early 1900s likely invalid?

• A) There were no reliable IQ tests at that time.
• B) People from non-Western countries typically don't have the metacognitive skills needed for IQ tests.
• C) The tests were administered in English, and the calculation of IQ score was not designed for adults.
• D) The people who gave the tests were not fully trained in test administration, so the testing conditions were too variable.

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

Structured patterns of reasoning or argumentation that derive conclusions from premises based on logical principles.

MP

Abbreviation for "Modus Ponens," a logical argument form where from premises 'If P then Q' and 'P,' one can conclude 'Q.'

CD

A compact disc, a digital optical disc data storage format used for storing digital data.

DD

A commonly used abbreviation with multiple meanings, contextually dependent, such as "Due Diligence" in finance or "Double Density" in computing storage.